2011/02 | LEM Working Paper Series | |
Spatial Differentiation in Industrial Dynamics. A Core-Periphery Analysis Based on the Pavitt-Miozzo-Soete Taxonomy |
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Marco Capasso, Elena Cefis, Koen Frenken |
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Keywords | ||
Entry, exit, spatial product lifecycle, Fordist paradigm, ICT paradigm
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JEL Classifications | ||
L25, L26, L60, L80, O18, O33, R10
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Abstract | ||
We compare the industrial dynamics in the core, semi-periphery and
periphery in The Netherlands in terms of firm entry-exit, size, growth
and sectoral location patterns. The contribution of our work is to
provide the first comprehensive study on spatial differentiation in
industrial dynamics for all firm sizes and all sectors, including
services. We find that at the aggregate level the spatial pattern of
industrial dynamics is consistent with the spatial product lifecycle
thesis: entry and exit rates are highest in the core and lowest in the
periphery, while the share of persistently growing firms is higher in
the periphery than in the core. Disaggregating the analysis to the
sectoral level following the Pavitt-Miozzo-Soete taxonomy, findings
are less robust. Finally, sectoral location patterns are largely
consistent with the spatial product lifecycle model: Fordist sectors
are over-represented in the periphery, while sectors associated with
the ICT paradigm are over-represented in the core, with the notable
exception of science-based manufacturing.
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