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Diversity Matters : The Economic Geography of Industry Location in India

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dc.contributor.authorKoo, Jun
dc.contributor.authorLall, Somik V.
dc.contributor.authorChakravorty, Sanjoy
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-05T19:01:57Z
dc.date.available2014-05-05T19:01:57Z
dc.date.issued2003-06
dc.description.abstractHow does economic geography influence industrial production and thereby affect industrial location decisions and the spatial distribution of development? For manufacturing industry, what are the externalities that matter, and to what extent? Are these externalities spatially localized? The authors answer these questions by analyzing the influence of economic geography on the cost structure of manufacturing firms by firm size for eight industry sectors in India. The economic geography factors include market access and local and urban externalities-which are concentrations of own-industry firms, concentrations of buyer-supplier links, and industrial diversity at the district (local) level. The authors find that industrial diversity is the only economic geography variable that has a significant, consistent, and substantial cost-reducing effect for firms, particularly small firms. This finding calls into question the fundamental assumptions regarding localization economies and raises further concerns on the industrial development prospects of lagging regions in developing countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2404559/diversity-matters-economic-geography-industry-location-india
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3072
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18159
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 3072
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC VARIABLES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectCOST OF PRODUCTION FACTORS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectURBAN CONCENTRATION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectLOCATION FACTORS ACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
dc.subjectBASIC METALS
dc.subjectBOOK VALUE
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCATCHMENT AREA
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectDEPRECIATION
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITY
dc.subjectFACTOR DEMAND
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectGROSS VALUE
dc.subjectIMPERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectINPUT PRICES
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE GOODS
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectLARGE CITIES
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN AREAS
dc.subjectMONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROFIT MAXIMIZING FIRMS
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectTOTAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVALUABLE INFORMATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVEC
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWELFARE EFFECTS
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectLOCATION FACTORS
dc.titleDiversity Matters : The Economic Geography of Industry Location in Indiaen
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okr.crossref.titleDiversity Matters: The Economic Geography of Industry Location in India
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2404559/diversity-matters-economic-geography-industry-location-india
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid309311468773974473
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3072
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_03070104102643
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2404559
okr.identifier.reportWPS3072
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: Other industry
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: General industry and trade sector
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Financial Management
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group
okr.volume1
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