Effects of Population Density on Industrial Concentration and Regional Economic Growth in Iran

This research aims to analyze the effects of population density on industrial concentration and regional economic growth in the Iranian provinces. For this aim, this study is divided into theoretical and applied sectors. From theoretical point of views, the research has proposed a simple theoretical framework to study of the impacts of population density on industrial concentration and regional economic growth. In applied sector, we have specified econometric models and estimated them by using system dynamic panel-data ‎for 28 provinces of Iran over the period 2000-2010. The empirical results of econometric models have shown that population density has a positive effect on industrial concentration and regional economic growth in the Iranian provinces.