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Productive vocation - A methodological proposal for the analysis of territorial factors of localization and specialization as drivers of development

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  • Soza-Amigo, Sergio
  • Mancilla, Claudio
  • Ferrada, Luz María
  • Parada, Jorge

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This paper presents the phenomenon referred to as Productive Vocation (PV), which is a methodological proposal of this study to measure and promote the economic development of territories. PV is defined as the existence of high productive sensitivity (elasticity) in response to a group of structural similarities (labor, productive capacity, functionality, specialization, entrepreneurship, among others) and interaction with other territories. The study focuses on the nodal centers of the Chilean macrozones Norte Chico and Patagonia from 2008 to 2018 as reference territories.

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  • Soza-Amigo, Sergio & Mancilla, Claudio & Ferrada, Luz María & Parada, Jorge, 2026. "Productive vocation - A methodological proposal for the analysis of territorial factors of localization and specialization as drivers of development," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 103(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:soceps:v:103:y:2026:i:c:s003801212500206x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2025.102357
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