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Title: Product Life-Cycles and the Geographic Diffusion of Industries

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Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: We examine the geographic diffusion of industries and occupations. Using decennial census microdata from 1980 to 2000, we show that high-skilled types of work have diffused less rapidly than low-skilled work, within and across industries. We also use data on industries' use of new occupations and the share of revenue from new products to show that while industries that have experienced recent technological changes are more concentrated, the rate of geographical diffusion is unrelated to recent innovativeness. We interpret these results in the context of recent theoretical work linking product life-cycles and relative factor prices to the geographic diffusion of industries.

Url: https://academic.csuohio.edu/kosteas_b/Submissions/ElveryLinDiffusion.pdf

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Authors: Elvery, Joel; Lin, Jeffrey

Publisher: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

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