Clustering of cultural industries in Chinese cities

A spatial panel approach

Bibliographic Data

ID23236240
AuthorsKwan Wai Ko (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Kin Wai Patrick Mok (University of Hong Kong)
Year2014
Volume22
Issue2
Pages365-395
Publication date2014-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEconomics of Transition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0967-0750 • E-ISSN: 1468-0351
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/ecot.12031
OpenAlexW1500091396
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited20

This study is the first empirical research on understanding the determinants of the concentration of cultural industries ( CI s) in cities in C hina. What factors of the urban environment are important for attracting the location of CI s? How is the development of CI s in a city influenced by its neighbouring cities and its early development? To answer these questions, three types of spatial panel models – the spatial lag model, the spatial error model and the spatial dynamic panel model – are employed using the urban statistics for C hina from 2003 to 2009. Human capital, diversified industrial structure and transportation and communication infrastructure are significant factors contributing to the development of CI s. The empirical findings reveal the presence of positive spatial spillovers among cities, which suggests that promoting CI s in one city benefits other cities. Also, the evidence suggests the presence of temporal spillovers, implying that the early concentration of CI s in a city tends to attract more CI s in that city.

Capital (architecture) · Capital city · China · Chinese city · Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Estimation · Geography · Human capital · Lag · Panel data · Spatial econometrics · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Spatial and Panel Data Analysis

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