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Agglomeration Economies In Japan: Technical Efficiency, Growth And Unemployment

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  • Arup Mitra
  • Hajime Sato

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This paper examines if the effects of agglomeration economies are manifested in technical efficiency and generate faster economic growth and higher (lower) levels of employment (unemployment). Using the prefecture level data for each of the two†digit groups of industries in Japan, it estimates a region†specific technical efficiency index based on the stochastic frontier production function framework. The factor analysis shows that in most of the industry†groups, efficiency has a positive association with external scale variable(s). Though the relationship is not very strong, it would be erroneous to ignore the effect of agglomeration economies on efficiency. For some light goods industries, the agglomeration effect is relatively stronger. Economic growth varies positively with external scale variable(s) and the unemployment rate tends to fall with respect to growth and concentration. This suggests that measures against industrial concentration may be counter†productive, particularly in the context of globalization when countries greatly need to raise productivity.

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  • Arup Mitra & Hajime Sato, 2007. "Agglomeration Economies In Japan: Technical Efficiency, Growth And Unemployment," Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 19(3), pages 197-209, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revurb:v:19:y:2007:i:3:p:197-209
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-940X.2007.00136.x
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