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Ellison, Glenn,
Edward L. Glaeser, and
William R. Kerr. 2010. "What Causes Industry Agglomeration? Evidence from Coagglomeration Patterns."
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100(3): 1195-1213.
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DOI: 10.1257/aer.100.3.1195
Abstract:Why do firms cluster near one another? We test Marshall's theories of industrial agglomeration by examining which industries locate near one another, or coagglomerate. We construct pairwise coagglomeration indices for US manufacturing industries from the Economic Census. We then relate coagglomeration levels to the degree to which industry pairs share goods, labor, or ideas. To reduce reverse causality, where collocation drives input-output linkages or hiring patterns, we use data from UK industries and from US areas where the
two industries are not collocated. All three of Marshall's theories of agglomeration are supported, with input-output linkages particularly important. (JEL L14, L60, O33, R23, R32)
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Authors:
Ellison, Glenn (MIT)
Glaeser, Edward L. (Harvard U)
Kerr, William R. (Harvard U)
JEL Classifications:
L14: Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation; Networks
L60: Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General
O33: Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
R23: Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
R32: Other Production and Pricing Analysis
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