Agglomeration of Economic Activities in China: Evidence from Establishment Censuses

作者：Lu Jiangyong^*

来源：Regional Studies, 2010, 44(3): 281-297.

DOI：10.1080/00343400802195139

• Geographic concentration
• Micro-foundations
• Ownership

LU J. Agglomeration of economic activities in China: evidence from establishment censuses, Regional Studies. This paper documents the whole picture of economic activities spatial distribution in China based on two recent nationwide censuses of establishments. The robust increasing trend of agglomeration supports the argument that interregional trade barriers in China decreased during 1996-2001. The agglomeration literature was extended by studying agglomeration patterns of establishments with various ownership types. It is found that non-public-owned establishments are more spatially concentrated compared with public owned ones. Determinants of agglomeration economies were also examined with multivariate regressions. Results show that micro-foundations of agglomeration work well in explaining agglomeration of non-public-owned establishments, but not for public owned ones.

• 出版日期2010
• 单位清华大学