Assessment of shift-share analysis suitable for identification of industrial cluster establishing in regions

Maťátková, Kateřina

Assessment of shift-share analysis suitable for identification of industrial cluster establishing in regions / Kateřina Maťátková, Jan Stejskal. -- The industrial clusters are now the traditional instruments of regional policy in every developed country. There are the complex tools with what the home regions can be promoted and developed The biggest boom of clusters in Europe is recorded after the turn of the millennium. It is particularly associated with massive support from public budgets as support for new and interesting idea. Once practical experiences have shown neither this instrument (cluster) is not a guarantee of development and effectiveness. Therefore, there are many methods that help uncover the potential of the region for called cluster birth and development. This paper aims to critically assess the suitability of shift-share analysis method for the industrial clusters framework, namely to examine how the method can help determine if there are industrial sectors which are suitable for the formation of clusters.

In Ekonomický časopis : časopis pre ekonomickú teóriu, hospodársku politiku, spoločensko-ekonomické prognózovanie. -- Bratislava : Ekonomický ústav Slovenskej akadémie vied, 2012. -- ISSN 0013-3035. -- ISSN 2729-7470. -- Roč. 60, č. 9 (2012), s. 935-948