Rural Industry Clusters Raise Local Earnings

Robert M. Gibbs and G. Andrew Bernat

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1997, vol. 12, issue 3

Abstract: Industry clusters have become a popular strategy for rural economic development, yet their benefits to the local areas have not been fully examined. Labor is expected to be more productive within clusters, which should translate into higher wages. Our analysis confirms this, showing that workers’ earnings in rural industry clusters are about 13 percent higher than those of comparable workers outside clusters. The wage boost is similar for workers regardless of age or education level.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Financial Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.289761

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