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Business Environment, Clustering, and Industry Location : Evidence from Indian Cities

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dc.contributor.authorLall, Somik V.
dc.contributor.authorMengistae, Taye
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-20T22:34:40Z
dc.date.available2012-06-20T22:34:40Z
dc.date.issued2005-08
dc.description.abstractHow do differences in the local business environment influence location of industry within countries? How do the benefits of a good business environment compare with those from good market access and agglomeration economies from industry clustering? The authors examine these questions by analyzing location decisions of individual firms. Using data from a recently completed survey of manufacturing firms in India, they find that both the local business environment and agglomeration economies significantly influence business location choices across cities. In particular, excessive regulation of labor and of other industrial activities reduces the probability of a business locating in a city. The authors' findings imply that in order to attract industrial activity, smaller or remoter cities need to offer even more attractive policy concessions or reforms to offset the effects of their relatively adverse (economic) geography. Their methodology pays special attention to the identification of agglomeration economies in the presence of unobserved sources of natural advantage.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/6180790/business-environment-clustering-industry-location-evidence-indian-cities
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3675
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8615
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3675
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADAPTATION
dc.subjectADVERTISING
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectALM
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectBANK BRANCHES
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectCOST SAVINGS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEFAULT RISK
dc.subjectDEPOSITS
dc.subjectDISTORTIONARY EFFECTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectIDLE CAPACITY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE GOODS
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLAND PRICES
dc.subjectLAND TAXES
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
dc.subjectMANAGERS
dc.subjectMARKET DISTORTIONS
dc.subjectMATURITY
dc.subjectMINES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPLANT OPERATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectTAX COLLECTION
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectUSER CHARGES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleBusiness Environment, Clustering, and Industry Location : Evidence from Indian Citiesen
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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