The Role of Local Agglomeration Economies and Regional Characteristics in Attracting FDI: Italian Evidence

Papalia, Rosa Bernardini; Bertarelli, Silvia

doi:10.1080/13571510902917442

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“…From this, Porter (1990) theorised that industrial clusters provide competitive advantage by increasing the static productivity of clustered firms by increasing their innovative capacity. Swann et al (1998), Papalia and Bertarelli (2009), as well as Chen et al (2020) supported this notion that clusters tend to attract more firms, and that innovative activity and output are positively correlated with new firm entry and productivity growth. However, this is limited to the inverted U-shape relationship found between the size of clusters and productivity (Nicolini 2003;Maggioni 2012;Wheeler 2004).…”

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Factors and remedies for productivity and efficiency among small‐scale informal enterprises: A theoretical perspective

Takyi¹,

Okeniyi²,

Samuel

2022

Int Social Sci J

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The growth and sustenance of firms are primarily determined by their productivity and efficiency. However, the productivity analysis has generally been skewed toward formal enterprises in the extant literature. For developing countries that characteristically have a greater share of informal employment, understanding the theoretical foundation of informal productivity and the proposed remedies could be the grounds for further research and deeper thinking for enhanced productivity. The central question of this paper is formulated on how a combined theoretical approach on the characteristics and location of firms could enhance knowledge on the hindering and promoting factors of productivity and efficiency among informal enterprises. Using the PRISMA methodology, 141 theoretical and empirical studies were reviewed, which revealed a central role of local and national governments in providing enabling infrastructure for the informal economy. It was found that factors like knowledge sharing, capitalisation, improved credit sector, geographical concentration, and decongestion of industrial clusters could promote productivity among informal producers. It, therefore, falls on various stakeholders to plan and execute policies on infrastructure, land‐use policies, tax, and credit that simultaneously lessen the inherent constraints of informality, while enhancing enablers of production.

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“…Swann et al. (1998), Papalia and Bertarelli (2009), as well as Chen et al. (2020) supported this notion that clusters tend to attract more firms, and that innovative activity and output are positively correlated with new firm entry and productivity growth.…”

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Factors and remedies for productivity and efficiency among small‐scale informal enterprises: A theoretical perspective

Takyi¹,

Okeniyi²,

Samuel

2022

Int Social Sci J

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“…Local autocorrelation examines the correlation and variability of variables in the local space of a region (for more details about local autocorrelation, please cheek De Jong et al [64] and Papalia and Bertarelli [65]). Global autocorrelation cannot determine the specific spatial clustering characteristics and their significance within the study area, while local spatial autocorrelation can measure the local spatial correlation between each area and its surrounding areas [66].…”

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Measurement of Investment Potential and Spatial Distribution of Arable Land among Countries within the “Belt and Road Initiative”

Wang

Sarkar

et al. 2021

Agriculture

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The belt and road initiative (BRI) is a mutual development approach projected by China, which delivers exceptional opportunities for multi-phased communication and cooperation across Asia, Africa, and Europe. It opens ample opportunities for China to easily invest in overseas arable land. Based on the macro data of 119 countries in 2010 and 2016 before and after the BRI, the study comprehensively uses fuzzy C-means clustering and the entropy method to evaluate the potential of arable land investment from four dimensions, which existing literature has not fully grasped. Moreover, the study uses the exploratory spatial data analysis methods (ESDA), kernel density estimation, and trend surface analysis to study the spatial pattern characteristics. The results show that: (i) there are noticeable regional differences in the investment potential of arable land in BRI countries. Asian countries, led by Kazakhstan and Indonesia, and African Unions, led by Ethiopia, South Africa, and Tanzania, generally have higher investment potential. However, South America and European countries are relatively lower. (ii) Resource endowment and production conditions significantly impact overseas arable land investment potential. Asia and Africa have advantages in resource endowment and production conditions, while European countries generally have better economic and political environments. (iii) From the perspective of time evolution, the investment potential in 2016 is generally higher than in 2010, and the negative correlation and dispersion are lower than in 2010. Based on these findings, it is recommended that Chinese enterprises should comprehensively consider the differences in resource endowments and agricultural development levels in various countries, optimize investment layout, and reduce investment risks. Chinese companies should collaborate with host nations on modernization and promote the long-term viability of arable land investments.

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“…The advanced domestic base could then become an important determinant of FDI. The industrial districts would provide it the greater scope of (1) pooling of labor force, infrastructure, and education facilities, (2) low transport and transactions costs-led ease of availability of specialized intermediate good supplies, and (3) access to the pool of technological knowledge (for a review of the related emphases in new economic geography, see, Krugman, 1991; Bui and Preechametta, 2021; for a broader focus, see, Papalia and Bertarelli, 2009; Klimek, 2018).…”

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Determinants of foreign direct investment: employment status and potential of food processing industry in India

Padhi

2022

IJOEM

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PurposeThe paper underpins an advanced domestic manufacturing that comes with some advanced employment specialization status of individual industries as the key determinant of foreign direct investment (FDI) and considers how FDI in the food processing industry in India relates to this focal point.Design/methodology/approachThis paper investigates how inward FDI inflows relate to domestic investment and revival in the industry using Auto Regressive Distributed lags (ARDL) model over the period 2000–2017. The model allows for different specifications to study whether FDI is responsible for the revival or the prior revival induces the FDI.FindingsThe results show the lack of proper advanced specialized employment status of the food processing industry. FDI in food processing is mainly guided by exports and imports opportunities and FDI plays no role in the revival of advanced growth in the industry. This finding explains why FDI in the industry is predominantly service sector oriented.Originality/valueThe paper underlines (1) the proper conceptualization of human capital as an important determinant of FDI; (2) reinterpretation of Kaldor's technical progress function that uncovers how employment dynamics embedded in intermediate goods specializations play a key role in supporting a higher pace of investment (and FDI); (3) labor costs' importance should involve not only the wage rate but also the advantages that a specialized employment base and (4) FDI in manufacturing demands a greater policy focus on developing domestic bases of intermediate goods specializations.

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The Role of Local Agglomeration Economies and Regional Characteristics in Attracting FDI: Italian Evidence

Cited by 11 publications

References 47 publications

Factors and remedies for productivity and efficiency among small‐scale informal enterprises: A theoretical perspective

Factors and remedies for productivity and efficiency among small‐scale informal enterprises: A theoretical perspective

Measurement of Investment Potential and Spatial Distribution of Arable Land among Countries within the “Belt and Road Initiative”

Determinants of foreign direct investment: employment status and potential of food processing industry in India

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