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Regional productivity differentials in England: Explaining the gap

Webber, Don J.; Hudson, John; Boddy, Martin; Plumridge, Anthony

Authors

John Hudson

Martin Boddy Martin.Boddy@uwe.ac.uk
PVC- Research and Enterprise

Anthony Plumridge Anthony.Plumridge@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Lecturer - CBAL - AEF - UAEF0001



Abstract

Significant and persistent differences in regional productivity exist across most countries and are the subject of academic and policy concern. We use plant-level data to examine the determinants of regional productivity differentials across regions of England and demonstrate that substantial differences in regional productivity can be explained by a fairly limited set of variables, including industry mix, capital stock, ownership and skills. Location-specific factors of travel time and population density are also identified as being important. © Journal compilation © 2009 Regional Science Association International.

Citation

Webber, D. J., Hudson, J., Boddy, M., & Plumridge, A. (2009). Regional productivity differentials in England: Explaining the gap. Papers in Regional Science, 88(3), 609-621. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1435-5957.2008.00209.x

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Aug 18, 2009
Deposit Date Nov 2, 2011
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Papers in Regional Science
Print ISSN 1056-8190
Electronic ISSN 1435-5957
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 88
Issue 3
Pages 609-621
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1435-5957.2008.00209.x
Keywords regional competitiveness, productivity, UK, regional development, business-data analysis
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1006315
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1435-5957.2008.00209.x