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Distance Deterrence and Commodity Values

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  • I R Gordon

    (Urban and Regional Studies Unit, University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, England)

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This paper tests a number of hypotheses relating commodity values, relative transport costs, and the severity of distance deterrence, by use of data from a survey of consignment movements to and from industrial establishments. The basic results confirm the significance of the value–weight ratio in determining variations between commodities. The relationship is much weaker than hypothesised, however, which implies that transport accounts for only a small fraction of distance costs. Further analyses point to the importance of factors associated with the particular plants concerned, such as size of firm or regularity of demand.

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  • I R Gordon, 1978. "Distance Deterrence and Commodity Values," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 10(8), pages 889-900, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:10:y:1978:i:8:p:889-900
    DOI: 10.1068/a100889
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    1. Philip Mccann & John H. LL. Dewhurst, 1998. "Regional Size, Industrial Location and Input-Output Expenditure Coefficients," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(5), pages 435-444.
    2. Alessandra Faggian & Philip Mccann, 2009. "Universities, Agglomerations And Graduate Human Capital Mobility," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 100(2), pages 210-223, April.
    3. Polyzos Serafeim, 2009. "The Egnatia Motorway and The Changes in Interregional Trade in Greece: An Ex Ante Assessment," European Spatial Research and Policy, Sciendo, vol. 16(2), pages 23-47, December.

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