Calculating the Index of Localization and Specialization in the Production Industries of Iran's Provinces
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Article Type:
Research/Original Article (دارای رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:
The distribution of industrial activities, especially in developing countries, is an important research field. Economic reforms and rapid economic growth in many countries in the past few decades have attracted great attention from economists, and many economists have begun to study industrial geographic distribution and regional specialization in developing countries.Considering the importance of this issue in the developing country of Iran, in this research, localization and regional specialization have been calculated and analyzed using the cross-sectional data related to the factory industries of Iran's provinces at the level of ISIC (International Standard Industrial Classification) two-digit codes, 2019. The comparison of localization represents that the spatial distribution of industrial workshops in the provinces has been distributed with the least concentration, however, the employment-generating and value-creating power of these industrial workshops is distributed with greater inequality among the regions. The spatial distribution of research and development costs is also more spatially concentrated. The results of the regional specialization survey indicate that most industrial provinces have industrial diversity and take advantage of different industries. The more industrialized the province, the less regional specialization in limited industries. Moreover, deprived and less developed provinces have low industrial diversity and are more focused on specific industries.
Language:
Persian
Published:
Journal of Economic Policies and Research, Volume:3 Issue: 4, 2025
Pages:
153 to 181
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