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

Abstract: We investigate and compare the spatial distribution of manufacturing activity and its determinants in Belgium, Ireland, and Portugal using comparable, exhaustive micro-level data sets. We find some similarities between Portugal and Belgium, but little for Ireland. Moreover, there is some evidence that forward and backward linkages, R&D activity, and labour market pooling of skilled labor can be important determinants of agglomeration, although this crucially depends on the country examined

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Postprint ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Regional Studies ; 43 (2009) 5 ; 721-738

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (when): 2009
• Creator: Bertinelli, Luisito ; Strobl, Eric ; Barrios Cobos, Salvador ; Teixeira, Antonio-Carlos

Further information

• DOI: 10.1080/00343400801922822
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-134003
• Rights: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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