Spatial trends of manufacturing – a Von Thünen – Mills approach
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Resumo: | We use a location model due to VON THUNEN (1826) and MILLS (1970; 1972, chapter 5) to determine the patterns of the spatial distribution of manufacturing. In a homogeneous space organized around an activity center (a “Town”), a set of competitive firms produce two complementary commodities: product 1 is a consumer good and product 2, an intermediate good. Firms in both vertically related stages use land and downstream producers of commodity 1 use also product 2 as an input. The productive activity takes place under fixed proportions and the economy is competitive. We further introduce increasing returns, which are external to the firm and derive from a fixed input (a “machine”) that is shared by all manufacturers. We presuppose that such a “machine” is supplied by the set of landowners if the fixed cost is covered by the increase in total land rent (or capitalized value of land) related with its installation. This model can be interpreted in two different ways. Either the intermediate good is viewed as a raw material that is produced by farmers and successively “refined” by a manufacturer, who uses a “mill” or “distillery” for that purpose, or it can stand for “labor” supplied by households with residential land. The economic results are the same in both cases. The model shows that the decentralization of manufacturing and its spatial integration with primary production or workers’ residences takes place more likely in industries that are laborintensive (or show high “refining rates” of raw materials) and relatively small fixed costs requirements. The factories that relocate away from the activity center will likely stay in areas at an intermediate distance rather than in remote territories since they would then face too high transport costs in exporting back their output. |
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Spatial trends of manufacturing – a Von Thünen – Mills approachManufacturing LocationIndustrializationExternal Economies of ScaleWe use a location model due to VON THUNEN (1826) and MILLS (1970; 1972, chapter 5) to determine the patterns of the spatial distribution of manufacturing. In a homogeneous space organized around an activity center (a “Town”), a set of competitive firms produce two complementary commodities: product 1 is a consumer good and product 2, an intermediate good. Firms in both vertically related stages use land and downstream producers of commodity 1 use also product 2 as an input. The productive activity takes place under fixed proportions and the economy is competitive. We further introduce increasing returns, which are external to the firm and derive from a fixed input (a “machine”) that is shared by all manufacturers. We presuppose that such a “machine” is supplied by the set of landowners if the fixed cost is covered by the increase in total land rent (or capitalized value of land) related with its installation. This model can be interpreted in two different ways. Either the intermediate good is viewed as a raw material that is produced by farmers and successively “refined” by a manufacturer, who uses a “mill” or “distillery” for that purpose, or it can stand for “labor” supplied by households with residential land. The economic results are the same in both cases. The model shows that the decentralization of manufacturing and its spatial integration with primary production or workers’ residences takes place more likely in industries that are laborintensive (or show high “refining rates” of raw materials) and relatively small fixed costs requirements. The factories that relocate away from the activity center will likely stay in areas at an intermediate distance rather than in remote territories since they would then face too high transport costs in exporting back their output.ISEG - REM - Research in Economics and MathematicsRepositório da Universidade de LisboaPontes, José PedroPires, Armando J. Garcia2020-01-14T14:50:51Z2020-012020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/19300engPontes, José Pedro e Armando J. Garcia Pires (2020). "Spatial trends of manufacturing – a Von Thünen – Mills approach". Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão – REM Working paper nº 0114 - 20202184-108Xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-06T14:48:48Zoai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/19300Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:04:12.802924Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Spatial trends of manufacturing – a Von Thünen – Mills approach |
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Spatial trends of manufacturing – a Von Thünen – Mills approach |
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Spatial trends of manufacturing – a Von Thünen – Mills approach Pontes, José Pedro Manufacturing Location Industrialization External Economies of Scale |
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Spatial trends of manufacturing – a Von Thünen – Mills approach |
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Spatial trends of manufacturing – a Von Thünen – Mills approach |
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Spatial trends of manufacturing – a Von Thünen – Mills approach |
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Spatial trends of manufacturing – a Von Thünen – Mills approach |
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Spatial trends of manufacturing – a Von Thünen – Mills approach |
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Pontes, José Pedro |
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Pontes, José Pedro Pires, Armando J. Garcia |
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Pires, Armando J. Garcia |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Pontes, José Pedro Pires, Armando J. Garcia |
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Manufacturing Location Industrialization External Economies of Scale |
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Manufacturing Location Industrialization External Economies of Scale |
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We use a location model due to VON THUNEN (1826) and MILLS (1970; 1972, chapter 5) to determine the patterns of the spatial distribution of manufacturing. In a homogeneous space organized around an activity center (a “Town”), a set of competitive firms produce two complementary commodities: product 1 is a consumer good and product 2, an intermediate good. Firms in both vertically related stages use land and downstream producers of commodity 1 use also product 2 as an input. The productive activity takes place under fixed proportions and the economy is competitive. We further introduce increasing returns, which are external to the firm and derive from a fixed input (a “machine”) that is shared by all manufacturers. We presuppose that such a “machine” is supplied by the set of landowners if the fixed cost is covered by the increase in total land rent (or capitalized value of land) related with its installation. This model can be interpreted in two different ways. Either the intermediate good is viewed as a raw material that is produced by farmers and successively “refined” by a manufacturer, who uses a “mill” or “distillery” for that purpose, or it can stand for “labor” supplied by households with residential land. The economic results are the same in both cases. The model shows that the decentralization of manufacturing and its spatial integration with primary production or workers’ residences takes place more likely in industries that are laborintensive (or show high “refining rates” of raw materials) and relatively small fixed costs requirements. The factories that relocate away from the activity center will likely stay in areas at an intermediate distance rather than in remote territories since they would then face too high transport costs in exporting back their output. |
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