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Spatial Distribution of Manufacturing Activity and its Determinants: A Comparison of Three Small European Countries

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  • Salvador Barrios
  • Luisito Bertinelli
  • Eric Strobl
  • Antonio Carlos Teixeira

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Barrios S., Bertinelli L., Strobl E. and Teixeira A. C. Spatial distribution of manufacturing activity and its determinants: a comparison of three small European countries, Regional Studies. The paper investigates and compares the spatial distribution of manufacturing activity and its determinants in Belgium, Ireland, and Portugal using comparable, exhaustive micro-level data sets. Some similarities are found between Portugal and Belgium, but little for Ireland. Moreover, there is some evidence that forward and backward linkages, research and development activity, and labour market pooling of skilled labour can be important determinants of agglomeration, although this crucially depends on the country examined. [image omitted] Barrios S., Bertinelli L., Strobl E. et Teixeira A. C. Repartition spatiale des activites manufacturieres et de leurs determinants: comparaison de trois petits pays europeens, Regional Studies. Dans cet article, nous analysons et nous comparons la repartition spatiale des activites manufacturieres et de leurs determinants en Belgique, en Irlande et au Portugal, en utilisant des ensembles exhaustifs de microdonnees comparables. Nous trouvons des similitudes entre le Portugal et la Belgique mais peu pour l'Irlande. De plus, il s'avere que des liens avant et arriere, d'activites de R&D et de mise en commun du marche des emplois qualifies peuvent etre des determinants importants d'agglomeration bien que cela depende etroitement du pays analyse. Agglomeration Autocorrelation spatiale Belgique Irlande Portugal Barrios S., Bertinelli L., Strobl E. und Teixeira A. C. Die raumliche Verteilung von produzierender Arbeit und ihren Determinanten: ein Vergleich zwischen drei kleinen europaischen Staaten, Regional Studies. Wir untersuchen und vergleichen die raumliche Verteilung von produzierender Arbeit und ihren Determinanten in Belgien, Irland und Portugal mit Hilfe von vergleichbaren, umfassenden Datensatzen auf Mikroebene. Wir stellen einige Ahnlichkeiten zwischen Portugal und Belgien fest, jedoch wenige fur Irland. Daruber hinaus weist einiges darauf hin, dass die Vorwarts- und Ruckwartsverbindungen, die Forschungs- und Entwicklungsarbeit sowie die Konzentration von Fachkraften auf dem Arbeitsmarkt wichtige Determinanten fur eine Agglomeration darstellen konnen, wobei dies aber im Wesentlichen vom jeweils untersuchten Land abhangt. Agglomeration Raumliche Autokorrelation Belgien Irland Portugal Barrios S., Bertinelli L., Strobl E. y Teixeira A. C. Distribucion espacial de la actividad manufacturera y sus determinantes: comparacion entre tres pequenos paises europeos, Regional Studies. Con ayuda de un grupo de datos comparables y exhaustivos a nivel micro, investigamos y comparamos la distribucion espacial de la actividad manufacturera y sus determinantes en Belgica, Irlanda y Portugal. Observamos algunas similitudes entre Portugal y Belgica pero pocas con Irlanda. Asimismo existen evidencias de que los vinculos hacia delante y atras, la actividad de I + D y la concentracion de mano de obra cualificada en el mercado laboral pueden ser determinantes importantes de aglomeracion si bien esto depende basicamente del pais que sea analizado. Aglomeracion Autocorrelacion espacial Belgica Irlanda Portugal

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  • Salvador Barrios & Luisito Bertinelli & Eric Strobl & Antonio Carlos Teixeira, 2009. "Spatial Distribution of Manufacturing Activity and its Determinants: A Comparison of Three Small European Countries," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(5), pages 721-738.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:43:y:2009:i:5:p:721-738
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400801922822
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