Measuring Regional Specialisation A New Approach /

• Main Authors: Kopczewska, Katarzyna (Author), Churski, Paweł (Author), Ochojski, Artur (Author), Polko, Adam (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Urban economics.; Economics.; Urban Economics.

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....

Table of Contents:

• 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.