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The spatial evolution of the Italian motorcycle industry (1893–1993): Klepper’s heritage theory revisited

Author(s) -

Andrea Morrison,

Ron Boschma

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

industrial and corporate change

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511

H-Index - 110

eISSN - 1464-3650

pISSN - 0960-6491

DOI - 10.1093/icc/dty019

Subject(s) - economies of agglomeration , cluster (spacecraft) , economic geography , period (music) , economy , geography , economics , economic growth , physics , computer science , acoustics , programming language

This article investigates the spatial evolution of the Italian motorcycle industry during the period 1893–1993. We find strong support for the heritage theory of Klepper, even after controlling for agglomeration economies. However, we find also a positive effect of being located in the Motor Valley cluster in Emilia Romagna on the survival rate of motorcycle firms. Interestingly, this beneficial effect is stronger in the Emilia Romagna cluster than elsewhere. This might indicate the importance of a favorable local institutional environment, as propagated by the Emilian district literature.

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