Pitfalls of location choice analysis: the finished goods producer versus the intermediate goods producer

Kazunobu Hayakawa and Toshiyuki Matsuura

No 178, IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Abstract: In literature related to firm location choice, estimation equations are derived from the model of finished goods producers, but producer types are generally not considered. Research presented in this paper shows that the use of equations derived from such models against intermediate goods producers results in several problems.

Keywords: Industrial management; Manufacturing industries; Economic geography; Econometric model; Demand lilnkageｓ; Cost Linkages; Location Choice; 企業経営; 工業; 地理; 経済モデル; 立地選択; 需要連関; 費用連関 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F23 H32 R34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-11-01
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