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Spatial agglomeration and firm exit: a spatial dynamic analysis for Italian provinces

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  • Giulio Cainelli

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    (University of Padova)

  • Sandro Montresor

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    (University of Bologna)

  • Giuseppi Vittucci Marzetti

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    (University of Milano - Bicocca)

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The paper investigates the effect of spatial agglomeration on firm exit in a dynamic framework. Using a large dataset at the industry-province level for Italy (1998-2007), we estimate a spatial dynamic panel model via a GMM estimator and analyze the short-run impact of specialization and variety on firm exit. Specialization negatively affects firm exit rates in the short-run. The effect is particularly significant for low-tech firms. The impact of variety on firm mortality rates at the industry level is instead less clear, although still negative and significant for low-tech firms.

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Length: 27 pages
Date of creation: Oct 2013
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Keywords: Firm exit; Localization; Spatial agglomeration; Specialization; Variety.;

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  • 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)
  • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
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