Do creative industries enhance employment growth? Regional evidence from Colombia

Do creative industries have positive spillovers for the local economy in middle-income countries? While in high-income countries several studies have shown that creative industries are highly innovative and productive, positively impacting the local economy, the evidence is scarce for middle-income...

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Published inRegional studies Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 425 - 441
Main Authors Campi, Mercedes, Dueñas, Marco, Ciarli, Tommaso
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Routledge 03.03.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Agglomeration
agglomerations
Causality
Colombia
Creative industries
Employment
employment growth
Income
Local economy
relatedness
Spillover effect
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Summary:Do creative industries have positive spillovers for the local economy in middle-income countries? While in high-income countries several studies have shown that creative industries are highly innovative and productive, positively impacting the local economy, the evidence is scarce for middle-income countries. Using employment data, we studied the agglomeration patterns of creative industries in Colombia between 2008 and 2017. We found a positive relationship between creative industries' agglomeration and employment in non-creative services industries. However, using a shift-share instrumental variable approach, we found no significant causality of an increase in creative industries' employment on employment growth in other industries.
ISSN:0034-3404
1360-0591
DOI:10.1080/00343404.2023.2210620