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Agglomeration and firm-level productivity: A Bayesian spatial approach.
- Source :
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Papers in Regional Science . 2015 Supplement, Vol. 94, pS95-S114. 21p. 1 Color Photograph, 4 Charts, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- This paper estimates the impact of industrial agglomeration on firm-level productivity in Chinese manufacturing sectors. To account for spatial autocorrelation across regions, we formulate a hierarchical spatial model and use a Bayesian instrumental-variable approach. We find that agglomeration of the same industry (i.e., localization) has a productivity-boosting effect, but agglomeration of urban population (i.e., urbanization) has no such effect. In addition, the localization effect increases with the educational levels of employees and the share of intermediate inputs in gross output. These results may suggest that agglomeration externalities occur through knowledge spillovers and input sharing among firms producing similar manufactures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10568190
- Volume :
- 94
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Papers in Regional Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 111401056
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pirs.12147