Assessing the Spatial Concentration of Indonesia's Manufacturing Sector Evidence from Three Decades

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
• Main Authors: Rothenberg, Alexander D, Bazzi, Samuel, Nataraj, Shanthi, Chari, Amalavoyal V
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Agglomeration; Industrial concentration; Manufacturing; United Kingdom > UK; Indonesia

Beyond the role of economic forces, many theories of economic geography emphasize the way politics can shape the spacial configuration of economic activity. We investigate the impact of changes in political regimes on industrial concentration using 30 years of data on Indonesian manufacturers. These...