Bieri, David (2006): Picking a Winner? Evidence from the Non-Manufacturing High-Tech Industry in the Blacksburg MSA. Unpublished.
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Regional scientists have developed numerous concepts and measures of economic diversity and diversification, primarily motivated by the desire to establish a relationship between diversity and economic performance. Rather than striving for a unified theory with a singular measure, this paper argues that economic developers should employ a multi-dimensional framework that combines the comparative advantages of a range of theoretical approaches. The application of locational, agglomerational and risk-reward measures to the non-manufacturing high-tech industry for the Blacksburg MSA in southwestern Virginia reveals specific policy implications and offers lessons for economic policy design.
| Item Type: | MPRA Paper |
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| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Economic Development; Industry Concentration; Dispersion; Quantitative Measures |
| Subjects: | O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O14 - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology |
| ID Code: | 1079 |
| Deposited By: | David Stephan Bieri |
| Deposited On: | 07. Dec 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 07. Nov 2007 01:30 |
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