Contributions of local agglomeration to productivity: Stochastic frontier estimations from Japanese manufacturing firm data

被引：14

作者：

Nakamura, Ryohei ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Okayama Univ, Dept Econ, Kita Ku, Okayama 8008530, Japan

[2] Res Inst Econ Trade & Ind RIETI, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo, Japan

来源：

PAPERS IN REGIONAL SCIENCE | 2012年 / 91卷 / 03期

基金：

日本学术振兴会;

关键词：

Local agglomeration; urbanization; stochastic frontier; size of firms; GEOGRAPHIC CONCENTRATION; ECONOMIES; INDUSTRIES; EFFICIENCY; DETERMINANTS; SIZE;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1435-5957.2012.00452.x

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This study focuses on local agglomeration effects on productivity, in which the spatial size-distribution of firms is taken into consideration. The data set is comprised of four-digit firm level data on Japanese manufactures for 2005. The estimation by use of firm data enables us to identify various agglomeration effects. The estimation model is based upon the stochastic frontier (labour) production function approach, in which we examine what type of local agglomeration contributes to improve productive efficiency. The estimation results suggest that for most light industries agglomeration of various sizes of firms is important for productivity rather than the concentration of uniform small size firms.

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页码：569 / 597

页数：29