The spatial evolution of the Italian motorcycle industry (1893-1993): KlepperÕs heritage theory revisited

Andrea Morrison and Ron Boschma ()

No 1707, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) from Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography

Abstract: This paper investigates the spatial evolution of the Italian motor cycle industry during the period 1893-1993. We find support for both the heritage theory of Klepper and the agglomeration thesis of Marshall. Indeed, being a spinoff company or an experienced firm enhanced the survival rates, but we also found a positive effect of being located in the Motor Valley cluster in Emilia Romagna. Interestingly, this beneficial effect of a cluster could not be found outside the Emilia Romagna region. This might indicate the importance of a favourable local institutional environment, as propagated by the Emilian district literature.

Keywords: spinoff dynamics; agglomeration economies; clusters; industrial districts; Emilian model; evolutionary economic geography (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B15 B52 O18 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-03, Revised 2017-03
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Journal Article: The spatial evolution of the Italian motorcycle industry (1893–1993): Klepper’s heritage theory revisited (2019)
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