Mario Polèse
Biographic Data
| ID | 3602887 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mario Polèse |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mario |
| FAMILY NAME | Polèse |
| SIGNATURE | POLESE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 67 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 335 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 64 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 11 |
The great urban techno shift: Are central neighbourhoods the next silicon valleys? Evidence from three Canadian metropolitan areas
The location of information technology-led new economy jobs in cities: Office parks or cool neighbourhoods
A growing literature suggests that central city neighbourhoods have become the focus of the information technology-driven new economy (IT-NE). Much of the evidence is based on case studies with a strong overlap with so-called ‘creative districts’. This paper examines the location of IT-NE jobs and its determinants for Canada’s three largest metropolises: Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. IT-NE employment is spatially polarized in all three cities …
À propos du rôle de la taille dans la croissance urbaine: Une analyse pour 135 agglomérations canadiennes entre 1971 et 2011
Faits saillants L'incidence de la taille initiale de la ville sur la croissance se manifeste de façon indirecte par l'intermédiaire d'autres variables. La décroissance / croissance est principalement associée, respectivement, au degré de spécialisation dans les industries de première transformation et au taux d'emploi, un indicateur de la vigueur du marché du travail. Le rôle (positif) du capital humain dans la croissance joue surtout pour les gr…
The view from a lucky country: Explaining the localised unemployment impacts of the Great Recession in Canada
The article assesses the impact of the Great Recession on 83 Canadian regions, focussing on the unemployment rate as principal indicator. A dual empirical approach is used: examination of regional unemployment rate variations before, during and after the recession using a labour supply and demand framework; examination of the determinants of regional variations via a spatial econometric model. The findings reveal that Canadian labour markets reac…
Resilience Revisited: Assessing the Impact of the 2007–09 Recession on 83 Canadian Regions with Accompanying Thoughts on an Elusive Concept
Dubé J. and Polèse M. Resilience revisited: assessing the impact of the 2007–09 recession on 83 Canadian regions with accompanying thoughts on an elusive concept, Regional Studies. Viewing the 2007–09 recession as an exogenous shock, the paper proposes an assessment of the ‘resilience’ of 83 Canadian regions using four standard metrics: population, employment, unemployment and employment rates. For each metric, regions are evaluated on three posi…
The Arts and Local Economic Development: Can a Strong Arts Presence Uplift Local Economies? A Study of 135 Canadian Cities
The paper looks at arts-related employment in 135 Canadian urban areas over 35 years (1971–2006), successively examining location patterns, co-location with knowledge-rich industries and impacts on employment growth. Arts-related employment is found to be highly concentrated in the very largest urban centres, with no indication of change. Smaller places with particular attributes (attractive natural setting, proximity to large urban centres) are …
Robert Bernier (dir.), L’espace canadien: Mythes et réalités : une perspective québécoise, Québec, Presses de l’Université du Québec, 2010, 530 p
Robert Bernier (dir.), L’espace canadien : mythes et réalités : une perspective québécoise, Québec, Presses de l’Université du Québec, 2010, 530 p.. Un article de la revue Recherches sociographiques (Volume 53, numéro 1, janvier–avril 2012, p. 11-259) diffusée par la plateforme Érudit
L'autre « mystère de Québec ». Regards sur une mutation économique étonnante
Ce texte porte sur un autre « mystère de Québec », non pas politique ou sociologique, mais économique. Depuis une quinzaine d'années, la grande région de Québec connaît un essor économique franchement étonnant. Nous décrivons ici ce virage et proposons des éléments d'explication. Le succès de Québec s'inscrit dans des grandes tendances, observées aussi ailleurs, qui favorisent les villes moyennes, notamment au titre des activités économiques de m…
Changes at the Top: A Cross-country Examination over the 20th Century of the Rise (and Fall) in Rank of the Top Cities in National Urban Hierarchies
The paper documents the evolution of rank orders for cities at the top of national urban hierarchies (top 10 cities, where possible). Ranks for the year 2000 are compared with 1950 for 74 nations and with 1900 for 52 nations, covering 375 and 288 cities respectively. Rank correlations with the year 2000 are calculated for both years. The rank order of cities in Europe shows significantly less variation over time than those for the New World and d…
Los tres Méxicos: Análisis de la distribución espacial del empleo en la industria y los servicios superiores, por tamaño urbano y por región
Th e location of employment in manufacturing and in high-order services in Mexico is examined using location quotients. Municipalities are grouped into nine urban size classes and three regions: north, centre, and south. Location patterns are generally consistent with models in economic geography. High-order services concentrate in the largest urban areas, exhibiting a hierarchical pattern. Manufacturing, especially mid-tech manufacturing, is rel…
Une histoire de résidus: À propos des facteurs généraux et locaux de croissance régionale au Canada, de 1971 à 2001
En partant d'un modèle géostatistique d'explication des variations locales de croissance d'emploi pour le Canada (1971–2001), les résidus — par rapport aux prédictions — sont analysés dans le temps et dans l'espace, permettant ainsi de faire la distinction entre, d'une part, des facteurs à portée générale et, d'autre part, des facteurs proprement locaux, conjoncturels ou aléatoires. Le pouvoir d'explication du modèle, qui intègre des variables te…
Les nouvelles dynamiques régionales de l'économie québécoise: Cinq Tendances
L'article propose une synthèse de l'évolution spatiale de l'économie québécoise à l'aide des données de l'Enquête sur la population active de Statistique Canada pour la période 1987-2007. Cinq tendances se dessinent : 1) la re-métropolisation de Montréal et la fin de la sous-performance par rapport à Toronto ; 2) la naissance de l'Arc industriel québécois et la métamorphose de la région de Québec ; 3) l'essor du Québec vert et gris : régions gagn…
Functional specialization across space: A case study of the Canadian Electricity Industry, 1971–2001
This article examines the location of functions within the electricity sector in Canada from 1971 to 2001, using a centre‐periphery model. Power generation, distribution and retailing are generally carried out by multiestablishment crown corporations. Location patterns of different functions—management, scientific, production, etc.—are analyzed via the use of occupational groups. The spatial distribution of functions is found to be generally cons…
Observing Regularities in Location Patterns: An Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity in Spain
The location of economic activity in Spain is analysed, employing a methodology previously applied to Canada. We ask whether the regularities posited for Canada also hold for Spain, despite the differences in geography. Using census data for the years 1991 and 2001, Spain's 8,086 municipalities are classified according to population size and distance thresholds analogous to those applied to Canada.The location patterns of industries are plotted i…
Do Local Factors Explain Local Employment Growth? Evidence from Canada, 1971–2001
Shearmur R. and Polèse M. (2007) Do local factors explain local employment growth? Evidence from Canada, 1971–2001, Regional Studies 41, 453–471. Why does employment grow in one region and not in another? This basic question underpins a substantial proportion of research in regional science and economic geography, and a wide variety of approaches have been deployed to explore it. These approaches can be divided into two broad and complementary ca…
Comment expliquer le déclin de Montréal comme centre de transports aériens: Une question de géographie économique
L'objectif de cet article est de comprendre l'évolution des activités aériennes à Montréal. Plaque tournante majeure dans les années 1960, Montréal voit ses activités aériennes ralentir dès le milieu des années 1970. Quelles sont les origines véritables de ce ralentissement? Ce déclin est souvent attribuéà la construction d'un second aéroport international à Montréal‐Mirabel en 1975. Mais qu'en est‐il exactement? Ceci nous amène à nous interroger…
La stabilité des modèles de localisation industrielle: Une analyse pour soixante-et-onze secteurs d'activité économique, Canada 1971-2001
La distribution spatiale de l’emploi au Canada est étudiée sur une période de trente ans pour 71 industries. En termes relatifs, le type d’industrie trouvé dans des grandes villes ou dans des sites proches - par opposition à des sites périphériques ou des petites localités - n’a guère changé. Les différences ville-campagne s’effacent, mais non pas celles fondées sur l’opposition centre-périphérie, reflet d’une géographie économique où les spécial…
Why some regions will decline: A Canadian case study with thoughts on local development strategies
On the Non-city Foundations of Economic Growth and the Unverifiability of the 'Jacobs Hypothesis: A Reply to Peter Taylor's Comment
In this reply to Peter Taylor, three points are made: Peter Taylor is correct in stating that I have not tested the 'Jacobs hypothesis'; the 'Jacobs model' (as I understand it) is, I suggest, unverifiable; and, continuing from my original article, I restate the argument that 'cities', independently, are (probably) not sources of economic growth. I end with a few words on the problem of using the term 'city' as an independent variable to explain e…
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Cities and National Economic Growth: A Reappraisal
The idea that cities are sources of economic growth, generally associated with Jane Jacobs, has gained ground in the scholarly literature in recent years. This essay proposes a review of the arguments for and against the Jacobs hypothesis. Much of the debate centres on the existence of dynamic agglomeration economies. It is difficult, it is argued to rigorously test the relationship between agglomeration and economic growth. Part of the problem s…
Diversity and employment growth in Canada, 1971– 2001: Can diversification policies succeed
In this paper, we explore the link between diversity in the local economy, the process of diversification and employment growth. To do so, we first examine diversification trends between 1971 and 2001 across 382 Canadian areas (urban and rural). We then examine whether or not the more diversified areas display faster employment growth. Over some periods and for some types of area they do, but over other periods they do not. Furthermore, there is …
Le classement des villes dans l'économie du savoir: Une analyse intégrée des régions urbaines canadiennes et américaines
Des comparaisons entre villes canadiennes et américaines doivent se faire avec prudence. L'obstacle principal reste la comparabilité des séries statistiques. Nous proposons une analyse intégrée de l'ensemble des 90 régions métropolitaines nord‐américaines de 500 000 habitants et plus, dont neuf canadiennes. Suite à une revue de divers classements, nous situons les 90 régions urbaines sur sept indicateurs, dont des variables portant sur le capital…
La différenciation de l'espace urbain de Québec: Une Application De l'Analyse Discriminante en Géographie Urbaine
Puisqu'il n'est pas de connaissance géographique sans différenciation des paysages, la géographie quantitative ne peut se contenter des seules méthodes factorielles. Avec l'analyse discriminante, les poids locaux ne constituent plus l'étape finale, mais le point de départ de l'analyse spatiale. Ainsi procédons-nous à l'étude des espaces socio-économiques et familiaux pour la région métropolitaine de Québec. Loin d'être conforme aux modèles nord-a…
La dynamique spatiale des activités économiques au Québec. Analyse pour la période 1971-1991 fondée sur un découpage « centre-périphérie
Nous examinons la dynamique spatiale de l'économie québécoise à travers un découpage en couronnes du Québec inspiré du concept centre-périphérie, avec la région montréalaise au centre. Sur la base de ce découpage, nous regardons d'abord l'évolution globale de l'activité économique à l'aide d'une analyse shift-share, pour ensuite analyser la structure et l'évolution des bases économiques des couronnes à l'aide d'une méthode fondée sur le calcul de…
Why some regions will decline: A Canadian case study with thoughts on local development strategies
Local development: Conceptual bases and policy implications
Coffey W. J. and Polèse M. (1985) Local development: conceptual bases and policy implications, Reg. Studies 19, 85–93. Although local development is frequently cited as an option within the broader context of regional policy, the concept remains vague. The bases of the local development approach lie in its complementarity with three traditional pillars of regional theory and policy: capital and infrastructure policies; migration as an adjustment …
Trade and Location of Producer Services: A Canadian Perspective
The increasing importance of the service sector in modern economies necessitates the elaboration of a body of location theory applicable to service activities. An attempt is made in this paper to present elements of such a locational framework, with specific reference to producer services. Patterns of trade and of location are complementary aspects of the same problem. Thus three distinct channels through which producer services are traded are ex…
The location of information technology-led new economy jobs in cities: Office parks or cool neighbourhoods
A growing literature suggests that central city neighbourhoods have become the focus of the information technology-driven new economy (IT-NE). Much of the evidence is based on case studies with a strong overlap with so-called ‘creative districts’. This paper examines the location of IT-NE jobs and its determinants for Canada’s three largest metropolises: Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. IT-NE employment is spatially polarized in all three cities …
Producer Services and Regional Development: A Policy‐oriented Perspective
Producer services and regional development: A policy-oriented prespective
Changes at the Top: A Cross-country Examination over the 20th Century of the Rise (and Fall) in Rank of the Top Cities in National Urban Hierarchies
The paper documents the evolution of rank orders for cities at the top of national urban hierarchies (top 10 cities, where possible). Ranks for the year 2000 are compared with 1950 for 74 nations and with 1900 for 52 nations, covering 375 and 288 cities respectively. Rank correlations with the year 2000 are calculated for both years. The rank order of cities in Europe shows significantly less variation over time than those for the New World and d…
The Social Sustainability of Cities: Diversity and the Management of Change
Examining the Thesis of Central Business District Decline: Evidence from the Montreal Metropolitan Area
Much recent North American research has focused on the decline of the central business district (CBD) as the economic core of metropolitan areas, and the corresponding rise of suburban employment centres. According to the literature, this trend is particularly evident in the case of high-order service functions: business services, finance, insurance, and real estate services, and head offices. In this paper, we argue that the decentralization of …
Do Local Factors Explain Local Employment Growth? Evidence from Canada, 1971–2001
Shearmur R. and Polèse M. (2007) Do local factors explain local employment growth? Evidence from Canada, 1971–2001, Regional Studies 41, 453–471. Why does employment grow in one region and not in another? This basic question underpins a substantial proportion of research in regional science and economic geography, and a wide variety of approaches have been deployed to explore it. These approaches can be divided into two broad and complementary ca…
Intrafirm Trade in Business Services: Implications for the Location of Office‐based Activities
Cities and National Economic Growth: A Reappraisal
The idea that cities are sources of economic growth, generally associated with Jane Jacobs, has gained ground in the scholarly literature in recent years. This essay proposes a review of the arguments for and against the Jacobs hypothesis. Much of the debate centres on the existence of dynamic agglomeration economies. It is difficult, it is argued to rigorously test the relationship between agglomeration and economic growth. Part of the problem s…
Good Jobs, Bad Jobs: Employment in the Service Economy
Regional Disparity, Migration and Economic Adjustment: A Reappraisal
The object of this paper is to reconsider the role of migration in the creation (or prevention) of regional economic disparities. We define regional disparity as sustained geographic differences in per capita income, wage rates and/or unemployment. Our point of reference is what is often called the neoclassical model of regional economic adjustment, which posits that migration generally has a dampening effect on regional economic disparities. We …
Resilience Revisited: Assessing the Impact of the 2007–09 Recession on 83 Canadian Regions with Accompanying Thoughts on an Elusive Concept
Dubé J. and Polèse M. Resilience revisited: assessing the impact of the 2007–09 recession on 83 Canadian regions with accompanying thoughts on an elusive concept, Regional Studies. Viewing the 2007–09 recession as an exogenous shock, the paper proposes an assessment of the ‘resilience’ of 83 Canadian regions using four standard metrics: population, employment, unemployment and employment rates. For each metric, regions are evaluated on three posi…
Le déclin de l'empire montréalais: Regard Sur l'Économie d'Une Métropole en Mutation
L'économie de Montréal a subi une véritable hécatombe au cours des trois dernières décennies, et des centaines de milliers de pertes d'emplois. Amputée de son hinterland économique impérial (canadien), Montréal doit désormais se contenter du rôle de métropole du Québec. Cependant, si les dimensions de l'empire commercial montréalais sont aujourd'hui plus modestes, ses assises sont solides. Montréal n'a pas le profil d'une métropole vouée à un déc…
Locational Shifts in Canadian Employment, 1971–1981: Decentralization V. Decongestion
The concept of local development: A stages model of endogenous regional growth
Regional demand for business services and interregional service flows in a small Canadian region
Interdependencies of Commuting, Migration, and Job Site Relocation
Although one of the main aims of many national-spatial studies for decentralization is to keep the population from concentrating in certain areas, modern economic industrial growth is said to require the spatial concentration of the means of production. The article discusses what degree of decentralization is acceptable without sacrificing productivity to an unreasonable degree. The question is then examined of how far the means of production can…
Les nouvelles dynamiques régionales de l'économie québécoise: Cinq Tendances
L'article propose une synthèse de l'évolution spatiale de l'économie québécoise à l'aide des données de l'Enquête sur la population active de Statistique Canada pour la période 1987-2007. Cinq tendances se dessinent : 1) la re-métropolisation de Montréal et la fin de la sous-performance par rapport à Toronto ; 2) la naissance de l'Arc industriel québécois et la métamorphose de la région de Québec ; 3) l'essor du Québec vert et gris : régions gagn…
Diversity and employment growth in Canada, 1971– 2001: Can diversification policies succeed
In this paper, we explore the link between diversity in the local economy, the process of diversification and employment growth. To do so, we first examine diversification trends between 1971 and 2001 across 382 Canadian areas (urban and rural). We then examine whether or not the more diversified areas display faster employment growth. Over some periods and for some types of area they do, but over other periods they do not. Furthermore, there is …
Still Living Together: Recent Trends and Future Directions in Canadian Regional Development
The great urban techno shift: Are central neighbourhoods the next silicon valleys? Evidence from three Canadian metropolitan areas
La dynamique spatiale des activités économiques au Québec. Analyse pour la période 1971-1991 fondée sur un découpage « centre-périphérie
Nous examinons la dynamique spatiale de l'économie québécoise à travers un découpage en couronnes du Québec inspiré du concept centre-périphérie, avec la région montréalaise au centre. Sur la base de ce découpage, nous regardons d'abord l'évolution globale de l'activité économique à l'aide d'une analyse shift-share, pour ensuite analyser la structure et l'évolution des bases économiques des couronnes à l'aide d'une méthode fondée sur le calcul de…
Interdependencies of Commuting, Migration, and Job Site Relocation
Although one of the main aims of many national-spatial studies for decentralization is to keep the population from concentrating in certain areas, modern economic industrial growth is said to require the spatial concentration of the means of production. The article discusses what degree of decentralization is acceptable without sacrificing productivity to an unreasonable degree. The question is then examined of how far the means of production can…
De La Frontière À La Métropole: La Géographie Sociale Du Canada Urbain
The Impact of International Migration on the Regional Labor Market
The impact of international migration on the regional labor market: A Quebec case study
Concentration Et Déconcentration Des Administrations Publiques: Une analyse de la structure spatiale de l'administration fédérale canadienne
Regional Disparity, Migration and Economic Adjustment: A Reappraisal
The object of this paper is to reconsider the role of migration in the creation (or prevention) of regional economic disparities. We define regional disparity as sustained geographic differences in per capita income, wage rates and/or unemployment. Our point of reference is what is often called the neoclassical model of regional economic adjustment, which posits that migration generally has a dampening effect on regional economic disparities. We …
Regional demand for business services and interregional service flows in a small Canadian region
Regional Demand for Business Services and Interregional Service Flows in a Small Canadian Region
The Concept of Local Development: A Stages Model of Endogenous Regional Growth
The concept of local development: A stages model of endogenous regional growth
Alfred Cossette, La tertiarisation de l'économie québécoise
Local development: Conceptual bases and policy implications
Coffey W. J. and Polèse M. (1985) Local development: conceptual bases and policy implications, Reg. Studies 19, 85–93. Although local development is frequently cited as an option within the broader context of regional policy, the concept remains vague. The bases of the local development approach lie in its complementarity with three traditional pillars of regional theory and policy: capital and infrastructure policies; migration as an adjustment …
Intrafirm Trade in Business Services: Implications for the Location of Office‐based Activities
Trade and Location of Producer Services: A Canadian Perspective
The increasing importance of the service sector in modern economies necessitates the elaboration of a body of location theory applicable to service activities. An attempt is made in this paper to present elements of such a locational framework, with specific reference to producer services. Patterns of trade and of location are complementary aspects of the same problem. Thus three distinct channels through which producer services are traded are ex…
La transformation des économies urbaines: Tertiarisation, délocalisation et croissance économique
La transformation des économies urbaines : tertiarisation, délocalisation et croissance économique. Un article de la revue Cahiers de recherche sociologique (La reconquête de la ville) diffusée par la plateforme Érudit
Communities on the Way: Rebuilding Local Economies in the United States and Canada
Locational Shifts in Canadian Employment, 1971–1981: Decentralization V. Decongestion
Producer services and regional development: A policy-oriented prespective
Producer Services and Regional Development: A Policy‐oriented Perspective
La lutte pour le développement: Le cas du nord-est
Trade in Information-Intensive Services: How and Why Regions Develop Export Advantages
Mario Polese, Roger Verreault, Trade in Information-Intensive Services: How and Why Regions Develop Export Advantages, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 15, No. 4 (Dec., 1989), pp. 376-386
Still Living Together: Recent Trends and Future Directions in Canadian Regional Development
Clermont Dugas, Disparités socio-économiques au Canada
La thèse du déclin économique de Montréal, revue et corrigée
Comprendre la transformation des hirarchies urbaines n'est jamais chose facile. Dans l'analyse qui suit, nous tcherons de mieux comprendre ce que d'aucuns appellent le dclin de Montral comme mtropole canadienne Dans un premier temps, nous chercherons des explications dans la transformation de la gographie rgionale du Canada. Dans un deuxime temps, nous examinerons l'impact des transformations rcentes de la socit qubcoise. Dans les deux cas, c'est…
Misplaced Priorities: "A Review of "Demolinguistic Trends and the Evolution of Canadian Institutions
Yes, here again is a valiant attempt, suitably subsidized by the federal government, to look into Canada's fragile bilingual soul. In true Canadian fashion, this is a sober book with the expected mix of contributing authors, representing various regions and groups. The strong contingent of Francophones among the contributors demonstrates that language remains a predominantly Francophone preoccupation
Geography (33 works) · Political science (33 works) · Economics (31 works) · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (29 works) · Economic geography (25 works) · Humanities (20 works) · Regional science (19 works) · Art (16 works) · Economic growth (13 works) · Sociology (13 works)