Rural businesses and levelling up: A rural-urban analysis of business innovation and exporting in England?s north and midlands

被引：9

作者：

Tiwasing, Pattanapong ^{[1
]}

Gorton, Matthew ^{[2
,3
,6
]}

Phillipson, Jeremy ^{[4
,5
]}

Maioli, Sara ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Scotlands Rural Coll SRUC, Rural Policy Ctr, Peter Wilson Bldg,Kings Bldg,West Mains Rd, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, Scotland

[2] Newcastle Univ, Business Sch, Natl Innovat Ctr Rural Enterprise, 5 Barrack Rd, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4SE, England

[3] Newcastle Univ, Natl Innovat Ctr Rural Enterprise, 5 Barrack Rd, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4SE, England

[4] Newcastle Univ, Sch Nat & Environm Sci, Agr Bldg, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, England

[5] Newcastle Univ, Natl Innovat Ctr Rural Enterprise, Agr Bldg, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, England

[6] Newcastle Univ, Business Sch, 5 Barrack Rd, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4SE, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES | 2023年 / 100卷

基金：

英国经济与社会研究理事会;

关键词：

Innovation; Export performance; Northern Powerhouse; Midlands Engine; Rural -urban analysis; Treatment effect analysis; PROPENSITY SCORE; POLICY; UK; PERFORMANCE; LOCATION; CITIES;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103007

中图分类号：

P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];

学科分类号：

0705 ; 070501 ;

摘要：

In the face of persistent and widening regional imbalances in economic and social outcomes, the UK Government seeks to 'level up' less prosperous communities, reigniting debates on the relationships between geography and business innovation. A key question concerns whether cities provide a more favourable environment for business innovation and exporting. However, the comparative performance of urban and rural Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) within less prosperous regions has received little attention. Using Longitudinal Small Business Survey data, we apply Propensity Score Matching to study urban-rural differences in SME performance in the North and Midlands of England. The findings reveal no systematic, significant differences in goods, service and process innovation or exporting between rural and urban SMEs, suggesting that the emphasis on urban focused growth in the levelling up agenda appears misplaced.

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