Author/Authors
KARAALP, Hacer Simay Pamukkale Üniversitesi - İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi - Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri Bölümü, Turkey , ERDAL, Fuat İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi - İşletme Faültesi ve Ekonomik ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Merkezi, Turkey
Title Of Article
Do Agglomeration and Growth of Neighbours Increase Regional Income Disparities? Beta Convergence Analysis for Turkey
شماره ركورد
44345
Abstract
In this study, the effects of agglomeration economies and growth of neighbours on regional income disparities are investigated by testing two challinging hypotheses (“spread effect” and “backwash effect”). Initially, Herfindahl Index, Gini Coefficient and Location Quotient are calculated for Turkish manufacturing industries in each province by using the production, value added and employment data; then Beta convergence analysis is done by panel data estimation. Estimation results for 73 provinces reveal that income disparities decrease by time, agglomeration slows down convergence process while growth of neighbours promotes convergence. When the Beta analyses are repeated for relatively more homogeneous 7 regions, agglomeration is found to influence convergence positively.
From Page
475
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Regional income disparities , agglomeration economies , beta convergence , Turkey
JournalTitle
Ege Academic Review (EAR)
To Page
486
JournalTitle
Ege Academic Review (EAR)
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