Applying the methodology developed by Duranton and Overman (2005, 2008), we analyze localization and dispersion of … firms in China. Using a unique and detailed dataset on manufacturing firms in China, we are able to follow the changes in … location patterns of firms between 2002 and 2008. Our analysis shows that firms in China are more localized than in the UK or …

Applying the methodology developed by Duranton and Overman (2005, 2008), we analyze localization and dispersion of … firms in China. Using a unique and detailed dataset on manufacturing firms in China, we are able to follow the changes in … location patterns of firms between 2002 and 2008. Our analysis shows that firms in China are more localized than in the UK or …

cluster initiatives. In our work, we use the analysis based on the localization index, but on three geographical levels for … of Russian firms. After identifying a high degree of localization of a particular industry or a group of industries, we … a map of the high concentration and localization of small and medium businesses in certain areas in a number of …

How does geography matter for explaining the location patterns of U.S. companies in China? We combine insights from the … of publicly traded U.S. firms who announced expansion of operations into China between 1980 and 2005. Regression results …

A growing literature employs distance-based measures of localization to assess the spatial distribution of firms with a … substantial localization and service differentiation among localised firms. Firm concentration varies across service cost and …

meaningful usage for cluster analysis. The method fulfills all five criteria for a test of localization proposed by Duranton and …