to overall manufacturing, we develop distance-based tests of localization. In contrast to previous studies, our approach …% confidence level, (ii) localization takes place mostly at small scales below 50 kilometres, (iii) the degree of localization is … very skewed, and (iv) industries follow broad sectoral patterns with respect to localization. Depending on the industry …

agglomeration economies typically encounters. French firms benefit from localization economies, but not from urbanization economies … significant are modest and geographically very limited. The gains from clusters are also quite well internalized by firms in their …

Assessment of Knowledge Spillovers Localization (Tatyana Melnikova) -- Chapter 4. Hidden Single-industry Towns in Transition … districts and industrial clusters. Conceptual approaches from Italian and Eurasian experiences (David Celetti). … development of regions and cities. The authors analyze the features of the localization of assets, paying attention to both the …

choice of zoning system, which is also known as the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem (MAUP). We consider three standard economic … the MAUP. While size matters a little, shape does so much less. Both dimensions seem to be of secondary importance …

test of localization considering space as continuous. Our test relies on a measure of divergence in the space of density … service industries, incoming plants reduce localization whereas exiting plants reinforce it over the period 1996–2005. …

If localization economies are present, firms within denser industry concentrations should exhibit higher levels of …