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The importance of spatial differences in total factor productivity: The example of New Zealand, 2001-2016

Harris, Richard I.D.

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Using firm-level panel data and estimating production functions for 37 industries, covering the 2001–16 period, this paper finds that firms in the Wellington region of New Zealand are on average about twice as productive as those in the rest of the South Island (which has the lowest average productivity). As to whether ‘place’ effects are the major explanation for such spatial differences or if ‘firm mix’ is more important, this study finds that agglomeration plays only a minor role in determining firm-level productivity levels, while the importance of spatial factors in accounting for the differential between productivity in Wellington and other areas was generally very small.

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Harris, R. I. (2021). The importance of spatial differences in total factor productivity: The example of New Zealand, 2001-2016. Regional Studies, 55(7), 1209-1227. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2020.1869204

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 7, 2020
Online Publication Date Feb 8, 2021
Publication Date 2021
Deposit Date Dec 8, 2020
Publicly Available Date Aug 8, 2022
Journal Regional Studies
Print ISSN 0034-3404
Electronic ISSN 1360-0591
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 55
Issue 7
Pages 1209-1227
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2020.1869204
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1284043

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