Industrial Production in Space: A Comparison of East Asia and Europe
Inspired by the observed contrasting patterns of geographical distribution of the electric machinery industry in East Asia and Europe, this paper conducts an empirical clarification of the difference in spatial relationships in the industry sizes among countries within a region by use of spatial econometric technique. The results indicate that, while the size of the electric machinery industry in a country is positively correlated with that of neighboring countries in East Asia, there is no significant spatial correlation in Europe. Such a difference in spatial interdependence has important implications for economic development in those regions.
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2010
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Authors: | Hayakawa, Kazunobu ; Ji, Zheng ; Obashi, Ayako |
Institutions: | Faculty of Economics, Keio University |
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