| Titre | Évolutions locales de l'industrie 1982-1992 et convergence régionale | |
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| Auteur | Françoise Maurel | |
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Revue | Economie et prévision |
| Numéro | no 131, 1997/5 | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Contributions à la nouvelle économie géographique |
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| Page | 77-91 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Local Changes in Industry 1982-1992 and Regional Convergence:
Some Empirical Findings from French Data
by Françoise Maurel
This article uses sectoral and regional data to examine the influence of the past and present characteristics of industry and, more generally, the business environment, on the growth of local employment in various industrial sectors between 1982 and 1992. The analysis first uses a classical conditional convergence model to show the weak convergence of employment levels between different geographical areas. Then, it identifies the factors that explain the persistence of local disparities. Of the geographical concentration factors brought to light, both the level of local human capital and the factors specific to the industrial structures turn out to be significant, in relation to their initial levels, in explaining the growth of employment in the sectors. The empirical findings also validate the important role of external economies in location choices, showing that local competition is a growth factor for industrial sectors and a convergence factor. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/ecop_0249-4744_1997_num_131_5_5886 |
