2009/08/05 by Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod, Josep‐Maria Arauzo‐Carod, Daniel Liviano-Solis +2 · 342 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Computer science #Contrast (vision) #Econometric model #Econometrics #Economic geography #Economics #Geography #Global trade and economics #Panel data #Quality (philosophy) #Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis #Regional science #Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
paper · open access · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9787.2009.00625.x
published in Journal of Regional Science 50(3), 685-711 (Wiley)
openalex publication_date 2009/08/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
ABSTRACT This paper surveys recent evidence on the determinants of (national and/or foreign) industrial location. We find that the basic analytical framework has remained essentially unaltered since the early contributions of the early 1980s while, in contrast, there have been advances in the quality of the data (more firm and plant level information, geographical disaggregation, panel structure, etc.) and, to a lesser extent, the econometric modeling. We also identify certain determinants (neoclassical and institutional factors) that tend to provide largely consistent results across the reviewed studies. In light of this evidence, we finally suggest future lines of research.