The District Goes Global: Export vs FDI

This paper depicts an industrial district as a center of innovation and production in a sector characterized by horizontal product differentiation. Local technological externalities sustain the endogenous invention of new varieties by profit-seeking firms.

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Published inIDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
Main Authors Basevi, G, Ottaviano, GIP
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.1999
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Product differentiation
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Summary:This paper depicts an industrial district as a center of innovation and production in a sector characterized by horizontal product differentiation. Local technological externalities sustain the endogenous invention of new varieties by profit-seeking firms.