Spatial agglomeration and firm productivity: Does trade status matter?

被引:4
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作者
Liu, Qing [1 ]
Wang, Jian [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Hefei Univ Technol, Sch Econ, Hefei, Peoples R China
[2] Shanghai Univ, SILC Business Sch, Chengzhong Rd 20, Shanghai 201899, Peoples R China
[3] Univ Technol Sydney, Sch Business, Sydney, NSW, Australia
来源
REGIONAL SCIENCE POLICY AND PRACTICE | 2022年 / 14卷
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
agglomeration; processing exporters; productivity; trade status; CHINA; EXTERNALITIES; GROWTH;
D O I
10.1111/rsp3.12461
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
This study uses micro-level panel data from Chinese manufacturing firms to investigate the impact of spatial agglomeration on firm productivity, taking a firm's engagement in international trade into consideration. Embracing firm heterogeneity in trade status, we find that non-exporters benefit from urban agglomeration through manufacturing specialization, whereas little effect of local specialization on productivity is found among exporters. The findings are driven mainly by processing exporters involved in straightforward assembly. These findings increase the understanding of heterogeneous productivity gains from urban agglomeration and the spatial economy in China.
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页码:5 / 18
页数:14
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