Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/329077 
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Year of Publication: 
2024
Citation: 
[Journal:] Economies [ISSN:] 2227-7099 [Volume:] 12 [Issue:] 6 [Article No.:] 151 [Year:] 2024 [Pages:] 1-15
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
This paper examines how geography matters for the location of industries in East Asia, employing regression analyses on a novel and comprehensive regional GDP dataset. This study examines how geography affects industrial location patterns, particularly the role of infrastructure, such as ports and airports. This paper analyzes the current economic geography of East Asia using the novel dataset. The regression analyses utilize location quotients as the dependent variable and incorporate explanatory variables, such as domestic/foreign market access, per capita income, population density, and distance-based dummies for ports and airports. The findings reveal that the determinants of industrial location differ significantly across industries. The relative importance of domestic versus foreign market access and proximity to ports and airports varies across sectors. The results imply that countries/regions cannot easily host industries of their choice, as different industries require distinct locational characteristics.
Subjects: 
East Asia
economic geography
global value chains
industrial location
infrastructure
JEL: 
F14
F63
R12
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