Disentangling agglomeration and network externalities: a conceptual typology

Van Meeteren, Michiel; Neal, Zachary; Derudder, Ben

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Disentangling agglomeration and network externalities: a conceptual typology

journal contribution

posted on 2018-10-16, 10:57 authored by Michiel Van Meeteren, Zachary Neal, Ben Derudder

Agglomeration and network externalities are fuzzy concepts. When different meanings are (un)intentionally juxtaposed in analyses of the agglomeration/network externalities‐menagerie, researchers may reach inaccurate conclusions about how they interlock. Both externality types can be analytically combined, but only when one adopts a coherent approach to their conceptualization and operationalization, to which end we provide a combinatorial typology. We illustrate the typology by applying a state‐of‐the‐art bipartite network projection detailing the presence of globalized producer services firms in cities in 2012. This leads to two one‐mode graphs that can be validly interpreted as topological renderings of agglomeration and network externalities.

Funding

This paper draws from research conducted within the Policy Research Centre on Spatial Development, funded by the Flemish Government (Belgium).

History

School

Social Sciences

Department

Geography and Environment

Published in

Papers in Regional Science

Volume

95

Issue

1

Pages

61 - 80

Citation

VAN MEETEREN, M., NEAL, Z. and DERUDDER, B., 2016. Disentangling agglomeration and network externalities: a conceptual typology. Papers in Regional Science, 95 (1), pp.61-80.

Publisher

Wiley © The Authors and RSAI

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AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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Publication date

2016-01-29

Notes

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: VAN MEETEREN, M., NEAL, Z. and DERUDDER, B., 2016. Disentangling agglomeration and network externalities: A conceptual typology. Papers in Regional Science, 95 (1), pp.61-80, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/pirs.12214. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.