Firm location and productivity in Spain
This paper presents an exploratory analysis of the relation between where a firm is located and its productivity. The analysis distinguishes two location characteristics measured at the municipality level: local agglomeration measured by population density and access to markets captured through mark...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
AECR
2013-01-01
|
| Series: | Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.aecr.org/images/ImatgesArticles/2013/5/2_Holl.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper presents an exploratory analysis of the relation between where a firm is located and its productivity. The analysis distinguishes two location characteristics measured at the municipality level: local agglomeration measured by population density and access to markets captured through market potential. The results show a significant positive relation between both local population density and market potential and firm-level productivity. The results further indicate that while productivity is higher in urban areas, the cross-sectional association between market potential and firm-level productivity appears higher outside urban areas. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1695-7253 |