Artikel

Spatial agglomeration and productivity of textile and leather manufacturing in the Punjab province of Pakistan

This study investigates whether spatial agglomeration of textile and leather industry facilitates to enhance its own productivity at establishment level in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The empirical analysis is based on the survey data for the years 1995-96, 2000-2001 and 2005-06 collected from the Punjab Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The production function framework has been utilized. The results of production function suggest that spatial agglomeration of textile and leather industry plays a vital role in determining the productivity of establishments. The impact of localization (specialization) is positive and stronger than urbanization (diversification) which implies that locating manufacturing establishments in a particular district leads to enhance the productivity of establishments. Therefore, government policy should be biased to promote localization of textile and leather industry.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) ; ISSN: 2309-8619 ; Volume: 7 ; Year: 2013 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 27-42 ; Lahore: Johar Education Society, Pakistan (JESPK)

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
Managerial entrenchment
cost of capital stock
systematic risk
sales growth
leather
textile

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Iqbal, Asim
Siddiqi, Muhammad Wasif
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Johar Education Society, Pakistan (JESPK)
(wo)
Lahore
(wann)
2013

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  • Artikel

Beteiligte

  • Iqbal, Asim
  • Siddiqi, Muhammad Wasif
  • Johar Education Society, Pakistan (JESPK)

Entstanden

  • 2013

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