Determinants of industrial location: Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the interwar period
利用两次世界大战期间南斯拉夫的面板数据,量化比较赫克歇尔-俄林、新经济地理学和路径依赖三种理论对工业区位的影响,发现新经济地理学作用最大,路径依赖也有独立影响。
What determines the location of industry? Using panel data econometrics and a new dataset on interwar Yugoslavia the predictions of three theories—Heckscher-Ohlin, New Economic Geography, and Path Dependence—are quantified and compared. Results show that all three theories mattered and that New Economic Geography forces played a dominant role. The consensus view that several theories can simultaneously explain the distribution of industrial activity is thus reinforced. The main novelty is that Path Dependence can affect the location of industry in addition to Heckscher-Ohlin and New Economic Geography forces.