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Demand-Pull vs. Supply-Agglomeration Effects in Locational Choice of Industry : Patterns With Product Life Cycle

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  • Duk Hee Lee

    (Information and Communication University)

  • Hong-Ghi Min

    (Information and Communication University)

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In the literature of spatial economics it is stylized fact that weak economies of scale and high transportation costs induce supplies of goods and services to locate very close to their markets, and large economies of scale and low transportation costs provide an incentive to gather at one place. This paper first confirms this fact in a comparative static model and then attempts to find some empirical evidence in the industry level. We classify the applicable forces into "demand-pull "(centrifugal) and "supply-agglomeration " (centripetal). Using an observable estimator of relatively rapid growth before relocation and after relocation as an index of the weight of "history" versus "expectations", we would suggest that future growth(centrifugal forces) tends to dominate early stages of the PLC and supply-agglomeration(centripetal forces) tends to dominate later stages of the PLC, in a majority of industries studied.

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  • Duk Hee Lee & Hong-Ghi Min, 2002. "Demand-Pull vs. Supply-Agglomeration Effects in Locational Choice of Industry : Patterns With Product Life Cycle," Korean Economic Review, Korean Economic Association, vol. 18, pages 177-192.
    • Handle: RePEc:kea:keappr:ker-200206-18-1-09
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    Keywords

    demand-pull(certifugal) effects; supply agglomeration(centripetal) effects; product life cycle; economies of scale; transition cost;
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    JEL classification:

    • R3 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location

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