Vertical disintegration in Marshallian industrial districts

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

Octávio Figueiredo (Author) FEP; Paulo Guimaraes (Author) FEP; Douglas Woodward (Author) FEP

Journal

Title: Regional Science and Urban Economics

Vol. 40 No. 1

Pages: 73-78

ISSN: 0166-0462

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Other social sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-CKF

DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2009.10.002

Abstract (EN): This paper uses a novel approach and detailed plant-level Portuguese data to reexamine the Marshallian hypothesis that specialization and the vertical disintegration of firms should be greater in areas where an industry concentrates. Our measure of firm specialization and vertical disintegration employs a Herfindhal index constructed with occupational shares for all workers within the firm. Controlling for firm size and sector of activity, we find that vertical disintegration is higher in areas where industries agglomerate. Sensitivity tests reveal that this positive relation is remarkably robust across different specifications.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6