Spatial determinants of productivity: analysis for the Regions of Great Britain
Spatial determinants of productivity: analysis for the Regions of Great Britain
This paper uses NUTS3 sub-regional data for Great Britain to analyse the
determinants of spatial variations in income and productivity. We decompose the
spatial variation of earnings into a productivity effect and an occupational
composition effect. For the former (but not the latter) we find a robust relationship
with proximity to economic mass, suggesting that doubling the population of
working age proximate to an area is associated with a 3.5% increase in productivity
in the area. We measure proximity by travel time, and show that effects decline
steeply with time, ceasing to be important beyond approximately 80 minutes.
regional disparities, productivity, clustering
Centre for Economic Policy Research
Venables, Anthony
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Rice, Patricia
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23 August 2004
Venables, Anthony
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Rice, Patricia
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Venables, Anthony and Rice, Patricia
(2004)
Spatial determinants of productivity: analysis for the Regions of Great Britain
(Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Papers, CEPDP0642)
London, UK.
Centre for Economic Policy Research
36pp.
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Abstract
This paper uses NUTS3 sub-regional data for Great Britain to analyse the
determinants of spatial variations in income and productivity. We decompose the
spatial variation of earnings into a productivity effect and an occupational
composition effect. For the former (but not the latter) we find a robust relationship
with proximity to economic mass, suggesting that doubling the population of
working age proximate to an area is associated with a 3.5% increase in productivity
in the area. We measure proximity by travel time, and show that effects decline
steeply with time, ceasing to be important beyond approximately 80 minutes.
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Published date: 23 August 2004
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JEL classification nos: R1, O4
Keywords:
regional disparities, productivity, clustering
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Anthony Venables
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Patricia Rice
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