Paper Info
Title
On the Company We Keep: Combined Scale-and-Scope Externalities in the Growth of IT Industry Co-agglomerations
Abstract
ters exhibit the co-agglomeration of several industries. We propose that the synergies between industries do not only con- sist of separate scale effects and scope effects. They also exhibit combined scale-and-scope effects or externalities, so the scale of one industry affects others' growth. Our study analyzes the co-agglomeration of four IT industries in 3,142 counties in the United States. Using econometric methods, we find that the co- agglomerated computer manufacturing industry benefits the growth of the semiconductors manufacturing industry. Simi- larly, collocated firms in the semiconductors manufacturing and computer systems design industries appear to benefit each other. We find little evidence like this for the software publish- ing industry though. Our study offers policy implications for industrial development planners in the global economy. Keywords and phrases: Agglomeration, co-agglomeration, combined scale-and-scope effects, empirical analysis, external- ities, growth, innovation, IT industries, scale, scope.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1109/HICSS.2008.332
Waikoloa, HI
Keywords
Field
DocType
ters exhibit,semiconductors manufacturing,it industry,scope effect,separate scale effect,it industry co-agglomerations,computer systems design industry,combined scale-and-scope effect,combined scale-and-scope externalities,ing industry,scale-and-scope effect,agglomerated computer manufacturing industry,econometrics,semiconductor manufacturing,manufacturing industry,information technology,system design,industry cluster
Manufacturing,Computer science,Information technology,Knowledge management,Urban agglomeration,Business cluster,Heavy industry,Externality,Industrial organization,Advanced manufacturing,Marketing
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
1530-1605
0-7695-3075-8
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
2
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Robert J. Kauffman13467349.99
Ajay Kumar2246.99