The Influence of Agglomeration Externalities on Manufacturing Growth Within Indonesian Locations

Roberto Ercole, Robert O'neill

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Abstract

Differences in agglomeration externalities and industrial regimes between locations generate performance differentials for their localized economic activities. For more than two decades, scholars have debated which externality is dominant for growth and under which regime. This study aims to resolve this debate by analyzing the influence of agglomeration economies on the growth of five-digit manufacturing sectors and firms for Indonesian cities and regencies between 2000 and 2009. This is investigated employing the recent reconceptualization of variety based on sectoral linkages distinguishing related and unrelated varieties, which allow assessing their idiosyncratic economic roles. The findings support that economic relatedness is the dominant source for expansion of sectors and firms within Indonesian locations. Specialized clusters and competition are inversely related to manufacturing growth, although the latter fosters sectoral employment within Indonesian regencies. Population density and human capital show antithetic effects between cities and regencies due to their distinctive urbanization trajectories and industrial compositions.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-126
Number of pages36
JournalGrowth and Change
Volume48
Issue number1
Early online date14 Feb 2016
Publication statusPublished - 2 Mar 2017

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