Measuring Regional Specialisation: A New Approach

ISBN-13: 9783319515045 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 466 str.

Katarzyna Kopczewska; Pawe Churski; Adam Polko

Opis

This book explores statistical models in regional specialization, presenting a brand new measure. It begins by reviewing existing indicators and models of regional specialization before outlining a newly created, spatially embedded model of specialization based on the spatial distribution of firms.

Spis treści

Introduction.- 1. The theoretical foundations of specialization, agglomeration and concentration.- 2. A review of localization measures.- 3. An empirical comparison of localization measures.- 4. Smart specialization and place-based policy. -5. Conclusion.

O autorze

Katarzyna Kopczewska – quantitative regional economist, spatial econometrician, works at Department of Statistics and Econometrics at the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Poland.

Paweł Churski - economic geographer, works in the Department of Regional Analysis at the Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland.

Adam Polko – urban economist, works in the Department of Spatial Economics at the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland.

Artur Ochojski – urban and innovation economist, works in the Department of Strategic and Regional Research at the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland.

Blurb

This book explores statistical models in regional specialization, presenting a brand new measure. It begins by reviewing existing indicators and models of regional specialization before outlining a newly created, spatially embedded model of specialization based on the spatial distribution of firms. It addresses the various applications of the model, and how the model can be used in regional policy.

With its interdisciplinary application, this book should appeal to academics, applied researchers and policy makers as well as newcomers to the field of regional specialisation.