This study focuses on the effects of similar language structures on bilateral trade between countries. While it has been established in the literature that countries sharing the same language trade more, we believe this is just a sub-case of a more general phenomenon that has to do with the fact...

The fundamental purpose of university geographic clustering is to gather resources through "agglomeration" to improve the performance of higher education and scientific research. However, it has been debated whether university clusters can achieve the latter goal. With the help of the...

Cluster policy is recognized as one of the pivotal elements of state-of-art innovation policy. State support for clusters helps to take into account regional peculiarities and engage the most innovative local actors into the process of innovation policy drafting and implementation. Cluster...

Experts in many countries and development agencies have defined cluster-based on respective reality of economy and industrialization. In Bangladesh, the SME Foundation has for the first time defined cluster in Bangladesh as a geographical location (five square km) having 50 or more manufacturing...