Spatial variations in the relationship between economic diversity and stability

被引:13
作者
Deller, Steven [1 ]
Watson, Philip [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Agr & Appl Econ, Madison, WI USA
[2] Univ Idaho, Dept Agr Econ & Rural Sociol, Moscow, ID 83843 USA
关键词
Economic diversity; stability; spatial econometrics; INDUSTRIAL DIVERSIFICATION; UNEMPLOYMENT; INSTABILITY; GROWTH;
D O I
10.1080/13504851.2015.1085630
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Using US county-level data, we explore how economic diversity influenced economic stability over the period of the Great Recession. We find that higher diversity is associated with greater stability, but there are distinct spatial patterns and the relationship does not hold for much of the central part of the US.
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页码:520 / 525
页数:6
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