The Influence of Regional Development Incentives and Infrastructure on the Location of Small and Medium Sized Companies in Europe

Bibliographic Data

ID10862500
AuthorsBarry Moore (0000-0001-6397-7570, University of Cambridge, corresponding author), Pamela Tyler (0000-0002-9299-5396), Peter Mark Tyler (0000-0001-7686-6095, University of Cambridge), Peter Tyler, Dan Elliott (PA Cambridge Economic Consultants)
Year1991
Volume28
Issue6
Pages1001-1026
Publication date1991-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0042-0980 • E-ISSN: 1360-063X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1080/00420989120081171
OpenAlexW2068181859
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

Greater levels of economic integration within Europe will bring more intense competition, not least for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). This paper identifies the key factors in the SME location decision from a survey of almost 1400 companies. The most important factor was the availability of regional development assistance, followed by the quality and size of the labour supply, including wage levels, and the potential for future expansion. Infrastructure was found to be relatively unimportant as a locational determinant. These factors apply with considerable uniformity to different industrial sectors, but there are major differences between countries within the European Community (EC)

Business · Competition (biology · Economic geography · Economics · Incentive · Industrial organization · Labour economics · Market economy · Quality (philosophy · Wage · Firm Innovation and Growth · Regional Development and Policy · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis

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