Agglomeration economies’ influence on logistics clusters’ growth and competitiveness

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ID10407705
AuthorsPeter Hylton (0000-0002-7214-6514, Georgia Institute of Technology, corresponding author), Catherine L Ross (0000-0003-4135-6583, Georgia Institute of Technology)
Year2017
Volume52
Issue3
Pages350-361
Publication date2017-07-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueRegional Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-3404 • E-ISSN: 1360-0591
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00343404.2017.1327708
OpenAlexW2736739806
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited34

Agglomeration economies’ influence on logistics clusters’ growth and competitiveness. Regional Studies. This study identifies logistics clusters and explores their effect on establishment and employment growth to extrapolate the presence of competitiveness-enhancing agglomeration economies in clusters. The study uses a US ZIP code-level dataset to enhance past research by increasing spatial precision and statistically controlling for related variables. There is some evidence of disproportionate growth in the number of logistics establishments in clusters due to highly localized agglomeration economies, which appear to degrade quickly over space. However, the results are mixed, calling for research into the mechanisms purported to produce agglomeration economies in logistics clusters

Business · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Economies of agglomeration · Space (punctuation) · Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends · Computer Science · Maritime Ports and Logistics · Urban and Freight Transport Logistics

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