Agglomeration economies and the location of industries: a comparison of three small European countries

We investigate and compare the spatial distribution of manufacturing activity and its determinants in Belguim, Ireland, and Portugal using comparable, exhaustive micro-level data sets.We find some similarities between Portugal and Belguim, but little for Ireland. Moreover, there is some evidence that forward and backward linkages as well as dependence on natural advantages can be important determinants of agglomeration.

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Year of publication:	2003-09
Authors:	BARRIOS, Salvador ; BERTINELLI, Luisito ; STROBL, Eric ; TEIXEIRA, Antonio Carlos
Institutions:	Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), École des Sciences Économiques de Louvain
Subject:	agglomeration \| spatial autocorrelation \| Belgium \| Ireland \| Portugal

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	CORE Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) Number 2003067
Classification:	R12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity ; C21 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models ; R30 - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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