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The spatial evolution of the Italian motorcycle industry (1893–1993): Klepper’s heritage theory revisited

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  • Andrea Morrison
  • Ron Boschma

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This article investigates the spatial evolution of the Italian motorcycle industry during the period 1893–1993. We find strong support for the heritage theory of Klepper, even after controlling for agglomeration economies. However, we find also a positive effect of being located in the Motor Valley cluster in Emilia Romagna on the survival rate of motorcycle firms. Interestingly, this beneficial effect is stronger in the Emilia Romagna cluster than elsewhere. This might indicate the importance of a favorable local institutional environment, as propagated by the Emilian district literature.

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  • Andrea Morrison & Ron Boschma, 2019. "The spatial evolution of the Italian motorcycle industry (1893–1993): Klepper’s heritage theory revisited," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 28(3), pages 613-634.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:indcch:v:28:y:2019:i:3:p:613-634.
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    1. Yating Li & Martin Kenney & Donald Patton & Abraham Song, 2023. "Entrepreneurial ecosystems and industry knowledge: does the winning region take all?," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 61(1), pages 153-172, June.
    2. Buenstorf, Guido & Costa, Carla, 2018. "Drivers of spin-off performance in industry clusters: Embodied knowledge or embedded firms?," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 47(3), pages 663-673.
    3. Aldo Enrietti & Aldo Geuna & Consuelo R Nava & Pier Paolo Patrucco, 2022. "The birth and development of the Italian automotive industry (1894–2015) and the Turin car cluster [Istruzione tecnica e professionale e progresso industriale dalla fine dell’Ottocento al fascismo]," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 31(1), pages 161-185.

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    • B15 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary
    • B52 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary; Modern Monetary Theory;
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • 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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