What matters for regional industrial dynamics in a transitional economy?. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: He, Canfei; Zhu, Shengjun; Yang, Xin
• Is Part Of: Area development and policy. Volume 2:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 71
• Page End: 90
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Regional industrial dynamics -- technological relatedness -- regional institution -- industry characteristics; 区域产业动态 -- 技术关联 -- 区域制度 -- 产业特性; dinámicas industriales regionales -- relación tecnológica -- institución regional -- características de la industria; Региональная промышленная динамика -- технологическая связанность -- региональные институты -- отраслевые особенности; Regional planning -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Economic development -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Rural-urban relations -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Human geography -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic development -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Rural-urban relations -- Periodicals; Human geography -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; 338.90091724
• DOI: 10.1080/23792949.2016.1264867
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2379-2949

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Recent evolutionary economic geography (EEG) studies have argued that regional diversification emerges as a path-dependent process, as a region often branches into related industries, whereas unrelated industries have a high probability of exiting the region. Based on a firm-level dataset of China's manufacturing industries during 1998–2008, this paper examines the entry and exit of four-digit industries at the prefectural level, and shows that Chinese regional industrial development is a path-dependent process that is also affected by industry characteristics and the institutional framework. The results imply that EEG would profit from incorporating insights on institutional change and industry characteristics in explanations of regional industrial evolution.