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Agglomeration of Economic Activities in China: Evidence from Establishment Censuses

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Lu J. Agglomeration of economic activities in China: evidence from establishment censuses, Regional Studies. This paper documents the whole picture of economic activities spatial distribution in China based on two recent nationwide censuses of establishments. The robust increasing trend of agglomeration supports the argument that interregional trade barriers in China decreased during 1996-2001. The agglomeration literature was extended by studying agglomeration patterns of establishments with various ownership types. It is found that non-public-owned establishments are more spatially concentrated compared with public owned ones. Determinants of agglomeration economies were also examined with multivariate regressions. Results show that micro-foundations of agglomeration work well in explaining agglomeration of non-public-owned establishments, but not for public owned ones. [image omitted] Lu J. L'agglomeration des activites economiques en Chine: des preuves provenant des recensements des etablissements, Regional Studies. Cet article cherche a presenter une image globale de la distribution geographique des activites economiques en Chine a partir de deux recensements nationaux recents des etablissements. La forte tendance a l'agglomeration vient a l'appui de l'affirmation quant au demantelement des barrieres tarifaires interregionales entre 1996 et 2001. On va au-dela de la documentation sur l'agglomeration en etudiant la distribution de l'agglomeration des etablissements en fonction de leur statut legal. Il s'avere que les etablissements prives sont plus concentres sur le plan geographique que ne le sont les etablissements publiques. A partir d'une regression a variables multiples, on examine aussi les determinants des economies d'agglomeration. Les resultats laissent voir que les microfondations de la notion d'agglomeration traduisent bien l'agglomeration des etablissments prives, a la difference des etablissements publiques. Concentration geographique Microfondations Statut legal Lu J. Agglomeration der Wirtschaftstatigkeit in China: Belege von Erhebungen uber Betriebe, Regional Studies. In diesem Beitrag wird das Gesamtbild der raumlichen Verteilung der Wirtschaftstatigkeit in China anhand von zwei aktuellen, landesweiten Erhebungen uber Betriebe dokumentiert. Der robust steigende Trend der Agglomeration bekraftigt das Argument, dass die interregionalen Handelsbarrieren in China im Zeitraum von 1996 bis 2001 zuruckgegangen sind. Wir erweitern die Literatur uber Agglomerationen durch die Untersuchung der Agglomerationsmuster von Betrieben mit verschiedenen Eigentumsformen. Wir stellen fest, dass nicht in Staatsbesitz befindliche Betriebe raumlich starker konzentriert sind als Betriebe im offentlichen Eigentum. Ebenso untersuchen wir die Determinanten von Agglomerationswirtschaften mit multivariaten Regressionen. Aus den Ergebnissen geht hervor, dass sich Mikrofundierungen von Agglomerationen gut zur Erklarung der Agglomeration von nicht im Staatsbesitz befindlichen Betrieben eignen, nicht jedoch von Betrieben im offentlichen Eigentum. Geografische Konzentration Mikrofundierungen Eigentum Lu J. Aglomeracion de las actividades economicas en China: datos de los censos de establecimientos, Regional Studies. En este articulo documentamos la imagen global de la distribucion espacial de las actividades economicas en China basandonos en dos recientes censos de establecimientos a escala nacional. La solida tendencia creciente de aglomeracion respalda el argumento de que las barreras comerciales interregionales en China disminuyeron durante 1996-2001. Extendemos la literatura de la aglomeracion estudiando los modelos de aglomeracion de los establecimientos con diferentes tipos de propietarios. Observamos que los establecimientos cuya propiedad no es publica estan mas concentrados espacialmente en comparacion con los de propiedad publica. Tambien examinamos los determinantes de las economias de aglomeracion con regresiones multivariantes. Los resultados indican que las micro fundaciones de aglomeracion funcionan bien al explicar la aglomeracion de los establecimientos de propiedad no publica pero no funcionan en las de propiedad publica. Concentracion geografica Micro fundaciones Propiedad

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  • Jiangyong Lu, 2010. "Agglomeration of Economic Activities in China: Evidence from Establishment Censuses," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(3), pages 281-297.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:44:y:2010:i:3:p:281-297
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400802195139
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