Spatial clustering of high‐tech manufacturing and knowledge‐intensive service firms in the Greater Toronto Area Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • Key Messages Scan statistic is a useful tool to identify and delimit geographically spatial clustering of economic activity. Spatial clusters of high‐tech and knowledge‐intensive firms in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada are identified. A logit model of cluster membership is used to confirm that proximity to major transportation infrastructure, accessibility to skilled labour, and proximity to downtown are significant factors to explain the agglomeration of firms.

publication date

  • June 2017