2008
DOI: 10.1080/00343400701291518
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Economic Growth of Agglomerations and Geographic Concentration of Industries: Evidence for West Germany

Abstract: Geppert K., Gornig M. and Werwatz A. (2008) Economic growth of agglomerations and geographic concentration of industries: evidence for West Germany, Regional Studies. During the two decades between 1980 and 2000, there was no clear overall trend of economic convergence or divergence among West German regions. However, a number of regions that were already rich – generally large agglomerations – had succeeded in further distancing themselves from the rest. At the same time, knowledge-intensive services are iden… Show more

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“…However, internal migration from poorer to richer regions may increase the welfare of the total population in a given country. Since occupations in the service sector and knowledge-based economy have become more important for national economies, and those jobs tend to cluster in cities or economically dense localities, an increasing spatial concentration of economic activity can be observed (Florida 2017;Fritsch/Stützer 2007;Gans 2017;Geppert et al 2008). Correspondingly, studies show a positive correlation between a region's GDP and internal migration, as well as a positive relation between income potentials, business related services, creative industries and population development, while a high unemployment rate tends to dampen internal migration (Birg 1974;Decressin 1994;Gans 2017).…”
Section: Theoretical Assumptionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, internal migration from poorer to richer regions may increase the welfare of the total population in a given country. Since occupations in the service sector and knowledge-based economy have become more important for national economies, and those jobs tend to cluster in cities or economically dense localities, an increasing spatial concentration of economic activity can be observed (Florida 2017;Fritsch/Stützer 2007;Gans 2017;Geppert et al 2008). Correspondingly, studies show a positive correlation between a region's GDP and internal migration, as well as a positive relation between income potentials, business related services, creative industries and population development, while a high unemployment rate tends to dampen internal migration (Birg 1974;Decressin 1994;Gans 2017).…”
Section: Theoretical Assumptionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sucede lo mismo con los servicios no comercializables (non-tradables, en inglés), los cuales se encuentran, por definición, cerca de los mercados. Así, los procesos de internacionalización de los servicios más avanzados solamente han reforzado el papel de las principales ciudades (Cuadrado-Roura, 2013a;Geppert, Gorning & Werwatz, 2008;Searle, 1998;Tanaka & Okamoto, 2008;Wernerheim & Sharpe, 2005), aunque en algunos casos se pueden observar tendencias incipientes de desconcentración hacia la periferia urbana (Hermelin, 2007).…”
Section: Los Servicios Y El Territoriounclassified
“…They relate these to comparable patterns in the US and France and find several similarities. Geppert, Gornig, and Werwatz (2006), investigate the relationship between economic growth of agglomerations and geographic concentration of industries. They find that increasing localization of fast growing industries is an important factor behind the changes in the spatial pattern of the economy.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%