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The impact of the innovation city project on the local economy: Evidence from Korean Innovation City Project from 2012 to 2014

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  • Seo, Seongmin
  • Kwak, Do Won

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This study employs a difference-in-differences approach to investigate the impact of the Korean Innovation City Project (KICP) on employment and productivity. KICP is a place-based policy that involved relocating public institutions and providing economic incentives to attract businesses. Our findings show that newly established businesses experienced positive employment effects mainly in the nontradable sector, but temporary negative productivity effects in the tradable sector. We also identified significant positive spillover effects on productivity for incumbent businesses. Moreover, our results suggest that the effectiveness of place-based policies should consider sectoral heterogeneity, between-firm spillover, and lasting effects.

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  • Seo, Seongmin & Kwak, Do Won, 2024. "The impact of the innovation city project on the local economy: Evidence from Korean Innovation City Project from 2012 to 2014," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 90(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:asieco:v:90:y:2024:i:c:s1049007823000970
    DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2023.101677
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    Keywords

    Place-based policies; Local economic development policy; Local labor markets; Business incentives; Spillover effects;
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    JEL classification:

    • C31 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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