Is Specialization Good for Regional Economic Development?

被引:137
作者
Kemeny, Thomas [1 ]
Storper, Michael [1 ]
机构
[1] London Sch Econ, Dept Geog & Environm, London WC2A 2AE, England
关键词
R12; O21; O18; R11; GROWTH; VARIETY; CITIES; INNOVATION; DIVERSITY; WAGES;
D O I
10.1080/00343404.2014.899691
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Kemeny T. and Storper M. Is specialization good for regional economic development?, Regional Studies. Debates about urban growth and change often centre on specialization. However, arguments linking specialization to metropolitan economic development contain diverse, and sometimes conflicting, claims. Is it better to be highly specialized or diversified? Does specialization refer to the absolute or relative scale of an activity in a region? Does specialization have static or evolutionary effects? This paper investigates these questions in theoretical and empirical terms. By analysing local agglomerations over time, it is found that growing absolute specialization is positively linked to wages, while changes in relative concentration are not significantly associated with wage dynamics.
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页码:1003 / 1018
页数:16
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