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Cluster strength and regional resilience: the case of the USA in the Great Recession
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This paper evaluates the role of cluster strength on regional resilience. Previous literature shows that the industrial composition of a region, measured with indicators of its specialization, diversity and related and unrelated variety, is a crucial determinant of resilience. In this article, we aggregate cluster-level data into several indicators of regional cluster strength to proxy for different aspects of the cluster portfolio of a region. In particular, we consider the role of the presence of strong clusters in a regional economy as well as the mix of clusters in which the region has main relevance. (...)
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ZÁRATE MIRÓN, Viviana and MORENO SERRANO, Rosina. Cluster strength and regional resilience: the case of the USA in the Great Recession. Competitiveness Review. 2025. Vol. 35, num. 6, pags. 985-999. ISSN 1059-5422. [consulted: 7 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/224104