The effects of industrial clusters on the poverty rate

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

FOWLER, C.S.

Dept. of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Etats-Unis

GARSHICK KLEIT, R.

City and Regional Planning, Knowlton School of Architecture, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, Etats-Unis

Description :
This article seeks to understand the degree to which economic clusters are associated with lower poverty rates in the United States. When controlling for other economic and demographic factors in a multivariate framework, their presence is associated with lower poverty rates. Moreover, regions with a higher share of employment in clusters, and with that employment dispersed across many industries within the same cluster, fare even better than those where employment is concentrated in a single industry. Furthermore, while there is evidence that particular clusters are associated with significantly altered poverty rates, not all of these associations are beneficial.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Economic geography, issn : 0013-0095, 2014, vol. 90, n°. 2, p. 129-154, nombre de pages : 26, Références bibliographiques : 4 p.

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Worcester, MA, Clark University

Langue :
Anglais