Citation

Discussion Paper Details

Please find the details for DP3999 in an easy to copy and paste format below:

Full Details   |   Bibliographic Reference

Full Details

Title: The Spatial Distribution of Economic Activities in the EU

Author(s): Pierre-Philippe Combes and Henry G Overman

Publication Date: August 2003

Keyword(s): descriptive statistics, empirical studies, european union and location

Programme Area(s): International Trade and Regional Economics

Abstract: This Paper considers the spatial distribution of economic activities in the European Union. It has three main aims: (i) to describe the data that is available in the EU and give some idea of the rich spatial data sets that are fast becoming available at the national level; (ii) to present descriptive evidence on the location of aggregate activity and particular industries and to consider how these location patterns are changing over time; (iii) to consider the nature of the agglomeration and dispersion forces that determine these patterns and to contrast them to forces acting elsewhere, in particular the US. Our survey suggests that much has been achieved in the wave of empirical work that has occurred in the past decade, but that much work remains to be done.

For full details and related downloads, please visit: https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=3999

Bibliographic Reference

Combes, P and Overman, H. 2003. 'The Spatial Distribution of Economic Activities in the EU'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=3999