What kind of related variety for long-term regional growth?

Kadri Kuusk; Mikhail Martynovich

What kind of related variety for long-term regional growth?

Department of Human Geography

Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper

Abstract

We investigate the evolution of relatedness linkages between Swedish industries during five sub-periods between 1991 and 2010. Distinguishing between the stable ties (present in all subperiods) and non-stable ties (emerging, disappearing, etc), we demonstrate that the relatedness linkages change considerably over time. Furthermore, we show that the changes in the relatedness matrix matter for the impact of related variety on regional employment growth. We argue, therefore, that the relatedness linkages have a ‘best before date’ and that the choice of what relatedness indicator to apply and how deserves more consideration than it
is usually given.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2018 Sept 11

Publication series

Name	Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG)
Publisher	Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography
No.	#1834

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Economic Geography

Free keywords

relatedness
evolution
related variety
regional growth
skill relatedness
Sweden

Access to Document

http://econ.geo.uu.nl/peeg/peeg1834.pdf

Skill-based measures of related variety and long-term regional development: A critical perspective
Martynovich, M. & Kuusk, K., 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Other

Regional economic development: opportunities and constraints
Martynovich, M. (Role not specified)
2018 Sept 5
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Regional economic development: opportunities and constraints
Martynovich, M. (Role not specified)
2018 Sept 3
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

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