Import Flows: Extraregional Linkages Stimulating Renewal of Regional Sectors?-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Import Flows: Extraregional Linkages Stimulating Renewal of Regional Sectors?

Published:2013-12 Issue:12 Volume:45 Page:2999-3017
ISSN:0308-518X
Container-title:Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
language:en
Short-container-title:Environ Plan A

Author:

Andersson Martin¹,Bjerke Lina²,Karlsson Charlie³

Affiliation:

1. Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE). Lund University, PO Box 117, SE 221 00, Lund, Sweden, and the School of Management, Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH)

2. Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), PO Box 1026, SE 551 11, Jönköping, Sweden

3. Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), PO Box 1026, SE 551 11, Jönköping, Sweden, Blekinge Institute of Technology, and University of Southern Denmark, Campus Sönderborg

Abstract

We examine the role of regional import flows for renewal of regional industries. The hypothesis is that imports stimulate renewal of local industries by being vehicles for technology diffusion and means by which local firms can exploit advantages of global specialisation. We find robust and positive relationships between high-quality imports and renewal of regional exports, where the latter are measured by the introduction of novel export products of local firms. Connectedness to international markets via import networks appears to be a stimulus for the renewal of regional exports.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Environmental Science (miscellaneous),Geography, Planning and Development

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1068/a45732

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