ECONOMIES OF DENSITY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN SERVICE INDUSTRIES: AN ANALYSIS OF PERSONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES BASED ON ESTABLISHMENT-LEVEL DATA

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Morikawa, Masayuki
• 刊物名称: REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0034-6535
• DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00065
• 发表日期: 2011-02
• 页码: 179-192
• 关键词: agglomeration economies; TECHNOLOGY; GROWTH; cities

摘要

This study aims to empirically investigate the determinants of service industry productivity, such as economies of scale and economies of density. By using establishment-level data related to personal service industries in Japan, the study estimates the production functions for both value-added and physical output measures. In almost all the service industries examined, significant economies of scale and economies of density are observed, wherein productivity increases by 7% to 15% when the municipality population density doubles. These findings are confirmed by an estimation in which the measures of physical output are considered instead of value added.