Friction of distance, spatial autocorrelation of productivity and impact of the length of roads on the convergence dynamics in the central region of Mexico (1993-2003)
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Resumen: This paper studies the spatial autocorrelation of labor productivity and economic convergence dynamics at the municipality level through the consideration of different measurements of the friction of distance. Typically, friction of distance is analyzed under a gravitational modeling perspe...
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| author | Valdivia López, Marcos Ávila Sánchez, Héctor Galindo Pérez, Carlos |
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| description | Resumen: This paper studies the spatial autocorrelation of labor productivity and economic convergence dynamics at the municipality level through the consideration of different measurements of the friction of distance. Typically, friction of distance is analyzed under a gravitational modeling perspective, but in this paper we propose that friction of distance can also be studied through spatial autocorrelation statistics such as the Moran´s index. In this research, it is postulated that the measurements of spatial dependence in economic activity depend strongly on the specific functional form that characterizes friction of distance. In order to empirically verify this idea, this research takes as study cases the central region of Mexico and the state of Morelos, and it is showed that spatial dependence of labor productivity is statistically more significant when real distance road is used between two regional units of analysis instead of Euclidian distance or contiguity distance-based criteria. Finally, the paper establishes that the economic convergence process during the period 1993-2003 was conditioned by spatial interaction effects associated to the roads that connect localities in the region. The results can be relevant for economic convergence studies because it proposes a spatial interaction criterion that responds better to the specific geographical conditions that affect the determinants of growth such as transportation costs and agglomeration economies. |
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| institution | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
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| spelling | Friction of distance, spatial autocorrelation of productivity and impact of the length of roads on the convergence dynamics in the central region of Mexico (1993-2003) Valdivia López, Marcos Ávila Sánchez, Héctor Galindo Pérez, Carlos Ciencias Sociales y Económicas Fricción de la distancia autocorrelación espacial convergencia regional productividad Friction of distance spatial autocorrelation regional convergence productivity Procedencia: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Repositorio Institucional de la UNAM: https://repositorio.unam.mx/ Resumen: This paper studies the spatial autocorrelation of labor productivity and economic convergence dynamics at the municipality level through the consideration of different measurements of the friction of distance. Typically, friction of distance is analyzed under a gravitational modeling perspective, but in this paper we propose that friction of distance can also be studied through spatial autocorrelation statistics such as the Moran´s index. In this research, it is postulated that the measurements of spatial dependence in economic activity depend strongly on the specific functional form that characterizes friction of distance. In order to empirically verify this idea, this research takes as study cases the central region of Mexico and the state of Morelos, and it is showed that spatial dependence of labor productivity is statistically more significant when real distance road is used between two regional units of analysis instead of Euclidian distance or contiguity distance-based criteria. Finally, the paper establishes that the economic convergence process during the period 1993-2003 was conditioned by spatial interaction effects associated to the roads that connect localities in the region. The results can be relevant for economic convergence studies because it proposes a spatial interaction criterion that responds better to the specific geographical conditions that affect the determinants of growth such as transportation costs and agglomeration economies. Instituto de Geografía, UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Instituto de Geografía 2010-06-03 Text Artículo de Investigación application/pdf Cita bibliográfica: Valdivia López, Marcos, et al. (2010). Friction of distance, spatial autocorrelation of productivity and impact of the length of roads on the convergence dynamics in the central region of Mexico (1993-2003). Investigaciones Geográficas; No. 71. Recuperado de https://www.investigacionesgeograficas.unam.mx/index.php/rig/article/view/18091 ISSN: ISSN electrónico: 2448-7279; ISSN impreso: 0188-4611 https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/19307 spa Investigaciones Geográficas; No. 71 http://www.investigacionesgeograficas.unam.mx/index.php/rig/index Nivel de acceso: Público La titularidad de los derechos patrimoniales de esta obra pertenece a las instituciones editoras. Su uso se rige por una licencia Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 Internacional, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode.es, para un uso diferente consultar al responsable jurídico del repositorio por medio del correo electrónico dianachg@geografia.unam.mx |
| spellingShingle | Friction of distance, spatial autocorrelation of productivity and impact of the length of roads on the convergence dynamics in the central region of Mexico (1993-2003) Valdivia López, Marcos Ávila Sánchez, Héctor Galindo Pérez, Carlos Ciencias Sociales y Económicas Fricción de la distancia autocorrelación espacial convergencia regional productividad Friction of distance spatial autocorrelation regional convergence productivity |
| title | Friction of distance, spatial autocorrelation of productivity and impact of the length of roads on the convergence dynamics in the central region of Mexico (1993-2003) |
| title_full | Friction of distance, spatial autocorrelation of productivity and impact of the length of roads on the convergence dynamics in the central region of Mexico (1993-2003) |
| title_fullStr | Friction of distance, spatial autocorrelation of productivity and impact of the length of roads on the convergence dynamics in the central region of Mexico (1993-2003) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Friction of distance, spatial autocorrelation of productivity and impact of the length of roads on the convergence dynamics in the central region of Mexico (1993-2003) |
| title_short | Friction of distance, spatial autocorrelation of productivity and impact of the length of roads on the convergence dynamics in the central region of Mexico (1993-2003) |
| title_sort | friction of distance, spatial autocorrelation of productivity and impact of the length of roads on the convergence dynamics in the central region of mexico (1993-2003) |
| topic | Ciencias Sociales y Económicas Fricción de la distancia autocorrelación espacial convergencia regional productividad Friction of distance spatial autocorrelation regional convergence productivity |
| topic_facet | Ciencias Sociales y Económicas Fricción de la distancia autocorrelación espacial convergencia regional productividad Friction of distance spatial autocorrelation regional convergence productivity |
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