The Regional Industry-size Distribution - An Analysis of all Types of Industries in Germany

This paper studies the frequency of observing a certain number of firms or employees in a region for a given industry. Various predictions for these frequencies are deduced from theoretical considerations. Then, the empirical distributions of 198 industries in Germany are analysed. It is found that different kinds of industries show quite different distributions.

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Year of publication:	2006-03
Authors:	Brenner, Thomas
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Subject:	industry study \| spatial distribution \| local industrial clusters

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Papers on Economics and Evolution.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	28 pages
Classification:	C12 - Hypothesis Testing ; L60 - Industry Studies: Manufacturing. General ; R12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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