Arbeitspapier

A stochastic theory of geographic concentration and the empirical evidence in Germany

A stochastic model of the evolution of the firm population in a region and industry is developed. This model is used to make predictions about the expected probability distribution of the firm number in regions and their dynamics. Data on the spatial distribution of firms in Germany is used to check the predictions and estimate the parameters of the model. This is done for 196 industries separately.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Papers on Economics and Evolution ; No. 0523

Classification
Wirtschaft
Hypothesis Testing: General
Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General
Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
Subject
geographic concentration
industry dynamics
local clusters
empirical methodology

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Brenner, Thomas
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Max Planck Institute of Economics
(where)
Jena
(when)
2005

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Brenner, Thomas
  • Max Planck Institute of Economics

Time of origin

  • 2005

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