Spatial determinants of productivity: analysis for the regions of Great Britain

Rice, Patricia and Venables, Tony (2004) Spatial determinants of productivity: analysis for the regions of Great Britain. CEPDP (642). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 0753017687

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Abstract

This paper uses NUTS3 sub-regional data for Great Britain to analyse the determinants of spatial variations in income and productivity. We decompose the spatial variation of earnings into a productivity effect and an occupational composition effect. For the former (but not the latter) we find a robust relationship with proximity to economic mass, suggesting that doubling the population of working age proximate to an area is associated with a 3.5% increase in productivity in the area. We measure proximity by travel time, and show that effects decline steeply with time, ceasing to be important beyond approximately 80 minutes.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://cep.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information:	© 2004 the authors
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance Economics
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification:	R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
Date Deposited:	27 Apr 2007
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 03:57
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/2040

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