Path dependency, regional variety and the dynamics of new firm creation in rooted and pioneering industries
利用英国2000-2014年174个地区700个行业的数据，研究发现区域相关多样性促进根植产业的企业进入，但抑制开创产业的企业进入，揭示了路径依赖的锁定效应。
Abstract This paper explores regional firm entry connecting insights on the role of localised path dependency with the analysis of variety in regional sectoral structures. Using data on 700 SIC5 industries across 174 NUTS3 regions in the UK between 2000 and 2014, we provide evidence of positive complementarities between industrial path dependence and regional-related variety for firm entry in rooted pre-existing industries. These are negative for entry of pioneering firms in industries new to the region, pointing to lock-in effects and the role of unrelated variety in fostering linkages and knowledge spillovers away from established trajectories.