Business Environment, Clustering, and Industry Location : Evidence from Indian Cities

How do differences in the local business environment influence location of industry within countries? How do the benefits of a good business environment compare with those from good market access and agglomeration economies from industry clustering? The authors examine these questions by analyzing l...

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Main Authors:	Lall, Somik V., Mengistae, Taye
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADAPTATION ADVERTISING AIR ALM ASSETS BANK BRANCHES BANKRUPTCY BANKS CLIMATE COLLATERAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT COST SAVINGS DEBT DECISION MAKING DEFAULT RISK DEPOSITS DISTORTIONARY EFFECTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITIES EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUILIBRIUM EXPLOITATION EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOOD PROCESSING IDLE CAPACITY INCOME INTERMEDIATE GOODS LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LAND PRICES LAND TAXES LAND USE LAWS LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MANAGERS MARKET DISTORTIONS MATURITY MINES NATURAL RESOURCES NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PLANT OPERATIONS POLICY ENVIRONMENT PRODUCERS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS SAFETY SOCIAL NETWORKS TAX COLLECTION TAX RATES TAXATION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT URBANIZATION USER CHARGES WAGES WASTE WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/6180790/business-environment-clustering-industry-location-evidence-indian-cities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8615

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