Related variety and regional growth in Spain

This paper investigates whether related variety, among other types of spatial externalities, affected regional growth in Spain at the NUTS 3 level during the period 1995–2007. We found evidence that related variety matters for growth across regions, especially when using two new methods that measure...

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Veröffentlicht in:Papers in regional science Jg. 91; H. 2; S. 241 - 256
Hauptverfasser: Boschma, Ron, Minondo, Asier, Navarro, Mikel
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2012
Wiley-Blackwell
Springer
Schlagworte:
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Cluster analysis
D62
Determinants
Economic growth
Growth rates
Human geography
O18
Political and economic geography
Porter's cluster
product proximity
R11
Regional development
Regional economy and planning
regional growth
Regions
Related variety
Spain
Spain
Industry
Regional economy
Industrial branch
Economic growth
Indicator
ISSN:1056-8190, 1435-5957
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Zusammenfassung:This paper investigates whether related variety, among other types of spatial externalities, affected regional growth in Spain at the NUTS 3 level during the period 1995–2007. We found evidence that related variety matters for growth across regions, especially when using two new methods that measure revealed relatedness between industries. The first method is based on Porter's cluster classification while the second method uses the proximity index proposed by Hidalgo et al. Our analyses show that Spanish provinces with a wide range of related industries tend to show higher economic growth rates, once we control for other determinants of growth. Este artículo investiga si la variedad relacionada, entre otros tipos de externalidades espaciales, afectó el crecimiento regional en España a nivel NUTS 3 durante el periodo 1995‐2007. Hallamos pruebas de que la variedad relacionada influye en el crecimiento entre regiones, especialmente al utilizar dos métodos nuevos que miden el grado de conexión manifiesto entre industrias. El primer método está basado en la clasificación de conglomerados de Porter, mientras que el segundo método utiliza el índice de proximidad propuesto por Hidalgo et al. Nuestros análisis muestran que las provincias españolas con un amplio rango de industrias relacionadas tienden a mostrar tasas de crecimiento económico más altas, una vez que se logra controlar otros factores determinantes del crecimiento.
Bibliographie:Asier Minondo acknowledges financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (ECO2010-21643/ECON).
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Asier Minondo acknowledges financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (ECO2010‐21643/ECON).
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ISSN:1056-8190
1435-5957
DOI:10.1111/j.1435-5957.2011.00387.x