Economies of Scale in Manufacturing Location: Theory and Measure

ISBN-13: 9789020707212 / Angielski / Miękka / 1978 / 112 str.

Gerald A. Carlino; G. a. Carlino

Opis

The research reported in this book began as part of a Ph.D. dissertation submitted to the University of Pittsburgh in 1976. Revisions were accomp lished at Florida International University in Miami. There have been many people who were instrumental in the formation and completion of this research. The contributions made by Jack Ochs are far too numerous to mention. Jack's insights and suggestions will always be appreciated. I am also grateful to Melvin Greenhut, David Houston, Tatsuhiko Kawashima, Asatoshi Maeshiro, William Miernyk, Josephine Olson, Peter Nijkamp and Harry Richardson who read and critically re viewed earlier manuscripts. I am doubly indebted to Harry Richardson who initially suggested this investigation. Special thanks are in order for Gene Gruver, Peter Montiel, Randy Miller and James Wheller for always finding the time to hear out many of my arguments. In addition, I appreci ate the valuable suggestions they made as well. I am grateful, moreover, to Janice Carlino who most generously gave of herself to assist in this in any way she could. Janice not only helped with data preparation and with typing-entire drafts of earlier manuscripts, but, more importantly, showed an unusual degree oftolerance toward one for whom the research effort is not the most tranquil of experiences."

Spis treści

1. Introduction.- 2. Agglomeration economies: a survey of the literature.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Agglomeration economies: a theoretical approach.- 2.3. Agglomeration economies: an empirical approach.- 2.4. Conclusion.- 3 Agglomeration and location of manufacturing activity: the theoretical framework.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Central place theory and agglomeration.- 3.3. The theoretical framework.- 3.3.1. Internal scale economies.- 3.3.2. Localization economies.- 3.3.3. Urbanization economies.- 3.4. The technique of measuring agglomeration forces: the model.- 3.4.1. Technical change.- 3.4.2. Returns to scale.- 3.4.3. Specifying the functional form.- 3.4.4. The empirical model.- 3.5. Conclusion.- 4. The empirical investigation.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. Estimating scale economies: the time-series model.- 4.3. Decomposition: the cross-sectional model.- 4.3.1. SIC 20 food and kindred products.- 4.3.2. SIC 22 textile mill products.- 4.3.3. SIC 23 apparel and related products.- 4.3.4. SIC 24 lumber and wood products.- 4.3.5. SIC 25 furniture and fixtures.- 4.3.6. SIC 26 paper and allied products.- 4.3.7. SIC 27 printing and publishing.- 4.3.8. SIC 28 chemicals and allied products.- 4.3.9. SIC 29 petroleum and coal products.- 4.3.10. SIC 30 rubber and plastic products (N.E.C.).- 4.3.11. SIC 31 leather and leather products.- 4.3.12. SIC 32 stone, clay and glass products.- 4.3.13. SIC 33 primary metal industries.- 4.3.14. SIC 34 fabricated metal products.- 4.3.15. SIC 35 machinery, except electrical.- 4.3.16. SIC 36 electrical machinery.- 4.3.17. SIC 37 transportation equipment.- 4.3.18. SIC 38 instruments and related products.- 4.3.19. SIC 39 miscellaneous manufacturing.- 4.4. Generalization of the empirical results.- 5. Conclusion.- Appendix A.- Appendix B.- References.