The attractiveness of university and corporate anchor tenants in the conception of a new cluster
研究从政策制定者视角，分析新设大学汽车研究机构作为公共锚定机构对集群形成的吸引力，发现企业锚定机构能增强其吸引力，提高集群涌现可能性。
Using an ex-ante, policymaker perspective, this study focuses upon a proposal for a new university (automotive) research institute (URI) – the University of Bath’s Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) – and its role in the conception of a new industrial cluster. Analysing unique survey data, we identify the key characteristics of the firms most likely to observe future potential benefits from the presence of this proposed public anchor (1) in isolation and (2) when the proposed public anchor is established with a research-based relationship with a co-located private anchor. We find the presence of a private anchor amplifies the attractiveness of the public anchor, heightening the likelihood of a cluster emerging. We discuss implications for policy.