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Co-Agglomeration Networks
Topics: Economic Geography
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Keywords: Co-Agglomeration, Network Analysis, Co-Location Session Type: Virtual Paper Abstract Day: Friday Session Start / End Time: 2/25/2022 09:40 AM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) - 2/25/2022 11:00 AM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) Room: Virtual 16
Authors:
Keith Waters, ASU
Shade Shutters, ASU
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Abstract
Numerous topics in economic geography have been reconceived from a complexity perspective and focus on the relationships of various system attributes. The focus on relationships has naturally led to the use of network analysis in empirically examining the various spaces that result from defining linkages between various attributes of the systems. For example, Muneepeerakle et al (2012) link occupations together in a network based on the probability occupations co-occur among metro areas in the United States. The presented work reconceives the Ellison-Glaeser (EG) co-agglomeration index as a network in which nodes are industries and edge weights are EG co-agglomeration index values. Comparing the EG co-agglomeration index to previously used co-occurrence index reveals a significant correlation between the two as well as notable differences. Analyzing the EG index to a network reveals two communities of industries, which can broadly be labeled as “industrial” and “service” communities, reminiscent of work on skill networks.
