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A Discriminant Analysis of the 1980 São Paulo Industrial Location Survey

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    (School of Economic and Social Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, England)

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Industrial location surveys typically generate large data sets with information on the characteristics of the companies and plants involved as well as on the relative importance of different locational push and pull factors. Since for the majority of companies locational choice results from the consideration of a range of factors, discriminant analysis can be used to reveal the important groupings of factors which distinguish the choices made by alternative subgroups of firms in a sample or population. This paper uses the results of the 581-firm 1980 São Paulo industrial location survey to examine some of the issues and specification choices which arise in using the discriminant model for this purpose. The results presented highlight the plant characteristics and the locational pull factors which distinguish industrial moves from the Säo Paulo metropolitan area out to surrounding cities from moves within the area.

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  • P M Townroe, 1985. "A Discriminant Analysis of the 1980 São Paulo Industrial Location Survey," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 17(1), pages 115-131, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:17:y:1985:i:1:p:115-131
    DOI: 10.1068/a170115
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