Measures of the Geographic Concentration of Industries: Improving Distance-Based Methods

Eric Marcon (1) , Florence Puech (2)

1 ECOFOG - Ecologie des forêts de Guyane
2 LET - Laboratoire d'économie des transports

This study introduces two new measures of spatial concentration. The proposed M functions constitute an extension to Ripley's functions (Ripley, 1976, 1977). They allow the evaluation of the relative geographic concentration and co-location of industries in a non-homogeneous spatial framework. Some rigorous comparisons with similar recently developed tools prove the relevance of the M functions in the field of spatial economics.

Mots clés: Geographic concentration; Distance-based methods; Ripley's K function; M function

Domaines: Economies et finances

Eric Marcon, Florence Puech. Measures of the Geographic Concentration of Industries: Improving Distance-Based Methods. 2009. ⟨halshs-00372617⟩