An empirical analysis of district external economies based on a structure‐conduct‐performance framework

Marco Bellandi and María J. Ruiz‐Fuensanta
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: María Jesús Ruiz-Fuensanta ()

Papers in Regional Science, 2010, vol. 89, issue 4, 801-818

Abstract: Abstract Since its appearance, the concept of the Marshallian industrial district has attracted growing interest which has manifested itself in a large body of theoretical literature. However, empirical research with statistical methods applied to the inner working and performance of districts is scarce, probably due to the difficulty associated with the measuring of some of their intrinsic elements. The aim of this paper is to show the feasibility of empirically testing the internal dynamics of the Marshallian industrial district. To this end, we specify a model which is based on a structure‐conduct‐performance framework with multiple feedbacks. This model, which consists of three equations, is then estimated using data from a sample of 45 industrial districts located in the Spanish region of Castilla‐La Mancha for the years 1999 and 2004. Resumen Desde su aparición, el concepto de distrito industrial marshalliano ha atraído un interés creciente, que se ha manifestado en un profuso corpus de literatura teórica. Sin embargo, las investigaciones empíricas con métodos estadísticos aplicados al funcionamiento interno y desempeño de los distritos son escasas, debido probablemente a la dificultad asociada con la medición de algunos de sus elementos intrínsecos. El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar la factibilidad de evaluar empíricamente las dinámicas internas del distrito industrial marshalliano. Para ello, especificamos un modelo basado en un marco de tipo estructura‐conducta‐rendimiento con retroalimentación múltiple. Este modelo, formado por tres ecuaciones, es estimado a continuación utilizando datos de una muestra de 45 distritos industriales localizados en la región española de Castilla‐La Mancha entre 1999 y 2004.

Date: 2010
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