Politická ekonomie 2019, 67(4):426-443 | DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.1241

Aglomeračné výhody a technologická náročnosť odvetví priemyselnej výroby na slovensku

Jaroslav Rusnáka, Filip Lehockýa
a Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Prírodovedecká fakulta

Agglomeration Economies and Technology Intensity of Industry Sector in Slovakia

This paper analyses the geographical concentration of the industry sector according to technology intensity of industries. The analysis of spatial distribution employs a database including information on the number of plants at the 2-digit level of sector aggregation in the period 1997-2016. We estimate parameters for a spatial panel data analysis with random and fixed effects in order to examine two related research questions: (1) to what extent are the effects of internal economies of scale present in the technology-intensive industries; and (2) which types of external economies of scale are used by different industries depending on technology intensity. Our results indicate that the regional industrial structure of Slovakia has become more diverse. As a consequence of the phase of economic integration, some of the regions have been integrated into global production networks and maintain high levels of specialisation.

Keywords: technology-intensive industry, manufacturing sector, diversification, specialisation, economies of scale, industry of Slovakia
JEL classification: L16, L17, O14

Received: May 16, 2017; Accepted: January 17, 2019; Published: September 3, 2019  Show citation

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