The (strong) interdependence between intermediate producer services' attributes and manufacturing location

Lanaspa, L. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Sanz-Gracia, F. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Vera-Cabello, M.

Resumen: The empirical evidence shows that a high degree of co-location exists between intermediate producer services and manufacturers. This paper develops a theoretical model based on the Footloose Entrepreneur Model of the New Economic Geography in which intermediate producer services play an essential role in characterizing the industrial landscape. Our results show that the concentration of manufacturing is favored when the service sector has high price elasticity for any variety and is a very efficient sector in production and when the mobile-fixed factor, skilled workers, is important in the production of manufacturing. In a nutshell, to promote economic activity, the industrial policy and service sector policy should be coordinated.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2016.04.010

Año: 2016

Publicado en: Economic Modelling 57 (2016), 1-12
ISSN: 0264-9993

Factor impacto JCR: 1.481 (2016)

Categ. JCR: ECONOMICS rank: 96 / 347 = 0.277 (2016) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.953 - Economics and Econometrics (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S16-ADETRE
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/ECO2013-45969-P

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Fund. Análisis Económico (Dpto. Análisis Económico)