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Please refer to the following documents and links to outside resources for answers to some common questions regarding the Cluster Mapping Project.  If you have further questions not answered by these documents, please contact us at iscdata@hbs.edu.



Glossary of terms used



In-depth discussion of cluster methodology (pdf)



Cluster Definitions

Traded clusters and subclusters (pdf) (xls)

Local clusters and subclusters (pdf) (xls)

Natural Endowment Dependent clusters and subclusters (pdf) (xls)



Region Definitions and Maps
 

Metropolitan Areas by State  (The CMP uses the newer 2002/2003 definition for metropolitan areas.)

Economic Areas

 











Source: Professor Michael E. Porter, Cluster Mapping Project, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School; Richard Bryden, Project Director.
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