| Abstrakt: |
Input-output analysis provides numerous analytical possibilities, of which the scientific and professional literature emphasizes the determination of clusters according to the level of aggregation of the national economy. The cluster represents a group of productive sectors integrated into the entire value added chain, from production and supply of basic raw materials and supplies to the delivery of final products. The purpose of this paper is to determine clusters in the Republic of Croatia based on the input-output table for the Croatian economy for 2015. The intensity of interconnections among individual productive sectors was analyzed from the aspect of the demand channel of intermediate products and from the aspect of the supply channel of intermediate goods and services of the observed productive sector to other productive sectors. Cluster determination is based on a combination of backward and forward linkages and a synthetic flow index. According to the intensity of interconnections between productive sectors measured by the flow index, the most significant clusters in the Croatian economy are: Food products, beverages and tobacco products cluster, Constructions and construction works cluster, Public administration and defense services; compulsory social security services cluster, Land transport services and transportation services via pipelines cluster, Accommodation and food services cluster, Financial services, except insurance and pension funding cluster and Coke and refined petroleum products cluster. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
