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articles: National structural change and metropolitan specialization in the United States

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  • Matthew P. Drennan

    (Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, 202 West Sibley Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA)

Abstract

The national economy is split into four broad sectors. The observed variation in long-term growth among sectors leads to a shift in the composition of aggregate demand. I test Henderson's propositions, namely that secular shifts in the composition of national demand lead to changes in the numbers and sizes of different types of urban places. The numbers and sizes of places specialized in the information sector has increased while the numbers and sizes of places specialized in manufacturing has decreased or has not changed. Metropolitan population growth and per capita earnings growth are enhanced by specialization in the information sector.

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  • Matthew P. Drennan, 1999. "articles: National structural change and metropolitan specialization in the United States," Papers in Regional Science, Springer;Regional Science Association International, vol. 78(3), pages 297-318.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:presci:v:78:y:1999:i:3:p:297-318
    Note: Received: 29 January 1998
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    1. Farhang Niroomand & Edward Nissan, 2002. "Assessment of latin American and Caribbean Countries in the international economy," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 8(2), pages 128-134, May.
    2. Matthew Drennan & Shannon Larsen & Jose Lobo & Deborah Strumsky & Wahyu Utomo, 2002. "Sectoral Shares, Specialisation and Metropolitan Wages in the United States, 1969-96," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 39(7), pages 1129-1142, June.
    3. Edward Nissan & George Carter, 2009. "Specialization of state sectoral employment," Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer;Academy of Economics and Finance, vol. 33(2), pages 148-160, April.
    4. repec:rre:publsh:v:40:y:2010:i:2:p:197-226 is not listed on IDEAS
    5. Niles Hansen, 2001. "Are Very Large Cities Successful? Searching for Dynamic Externalities Versus Evidence from Population Movements," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 24(3), pages 344-359, July.
    6. Matthew P. Drennan, 2005. "Possible Sources of Wage Divergence among Metropolitan Areas of the United States," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 42(9), pages 1609-1620, August.

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    Keywords

    Information sector; specialization; city types;
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    JEL classification:

    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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