Quality of government and social capital as drivers of regional diversification in Europe

被引：115
作者：
Cortinovis, Nicola [1 ]
Xiao, Jing [2 ]
Boschma, Ron [3 ,4 ]
van Oort, Frank G. [1 ,5 ]
机构：
[1] Erasmus Univ, Erasmus Sch Econ, POB 1738, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands
[2] CIRCLE, Solvegatan 16, S-22362 Lund, Sweden
[3] Univ Utrecht, Fac Geosci, Sect Econ Geog, POB 80-115, NL-3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands
[4] Lund Univ, CIRCLE, Innovat Studies, Lund, Sweden
[5] Erasmus Univ, Inst Housing & Urban Dev Studies IHS, POB 1738, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands
来源：
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY | 2017年 / 17卷 / 06期
关键词：
Regional diversification; social capital; quality of government; institutions; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; INSTITUTIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; RELATEDNESS; INNOVATION; PERFORMANCE; AGGLOMERATION; ADVANTAGE; PROXIMITY; VARIETY;
D O I：
10.1093/jeg/lbx001
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
Industrial diversification is crucial for economies to prosper. Recent studies have shown that regional economies tend to diversify into sectors that are related to those already present in the region. However, no study yet has investigated the impact of regional institutions. The objective of the article is to analyze how formal and informal institutions influence regional diversification. Studying 118 European regions in the period 2004-2012, we find evidence that institutions, and especially bridging social capital, matter for regions to diversify into new industries. Our results suggest that regional institutions relevant for diversification in regions are predominantly informal in character rather than formal, and bridging rather than bonding.
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页码：1179 / 1208
页数：30
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