Mikhail Martynovich
Universitetslektor
What kind of related variety for long-term regional growth?
Författare
Summary, in English
We investigate the evolution of relatedness linkages between Swedish industries during five sub-periods between 1991 and 2010. Distinguishing between the stable ties (present in all subperiods) and non-stable ties (emerging, disappearing, etc), we demonstrate that the relatedness linkages change considerably over time. Furthermore, we show that the changes in the relatedness matrix matter for the impact of related variety on regional employment growth. We argue, therefore, that the relatedness linkages have a ‘best before date’ and that the choice of what relatedness indicator to apply and how deserves more consideration than it
is usually given.
is usually given.
Avdelning/ar
- Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi
Publiceringsår
2018-09-11
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG)
Issue
#1834
Dokumenttyp
Working paper
Ämne
- Economic Geography
Nyckelord
- relatedness
- evolution
- related variety
- regional growth
- skill relatedness
- Sweden
Status
Published