Location determinants of food manufacturers in the United States, 2000–2004: are nonmetropolitan counties competitive?
研究了2000-2004年美国本土48州食品制造商的区位选择，发现基础设施、集聚经济等因素影响决策，非核心县吸引力较弱，但邻近都市的非大都市县对某些食品制造商仍有吸引力。
Abstract Infrastructure, agglomeration, product and input markets, fiscal attributes, and labor markets of local communities influenced food manufacturing location decisions in the lower 48 United States, 2000–2004. Negative binomial regression and spatial clustering methods forecast food processor location patterns at the county level. Noncore counties are at a comparative disadvantage with respect to attracting most food processors, but nonmetropolitan counties adjacent to urban areas may be attractive investment sites for footloose, supply, and demand‐oriented food manufacturers.