ESSAY QUESTION**
CLUSTERS
What are the key features of clusters? What is it about clusters that are likely to improve economic performance for a domestic or regional economy?
You are to research and write an essay on any economic policy issue relating to one of the topics covered during the semester.
The appropriate length is 2600 words (maximum 3000 words).
As a general guide, the essay should:
• Clearly identify a policy issue - set out what makes this issue a matter for economic policy
• Canvass alternative policy options and critically assess different viewpoints. To do this, you should ground their analysis in economic theory and draw upon relevant literature and empirical evidence.
• Propose and justify a recommended policy position, or assess the merits of policy alternatives.