2E20 Location of sectors with dissimilar characteristics : Technological Distance of prefectures

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Location of sectors with dissimilar characteristics might play a different role affecting aggregate economic performance. In this paper we classify industries according to their technological content and factor intensity according to the OECD, 2001 [8]. Unexpectedly, there is some evidence that dispersion of sectors with high R&D intensity is positive for growth and regional agglomeration of production and R&D activities is linked to aggregate growth. This agglomeration is growth enhancing, i.e. equal dispersion of economic activities across prefectures and dispersion of sectors with a high technological content can be observed within Japan. Is the current pattern of regional industrial specialization going to change? To answer this question is necessary to construct the map of spatial distribution of innovative and productive activity, and asses the level of integration between prefectures.
研究・技術計画学会の論文
2003-11-07