Optimal Locational Choice for Agribusinesses in Madagascar : An Application of Spatial Autoregressive Tobit Regression

Optimal Locational Choice for Agribusinesses in Madagascar : An Application of Spatial Autoregressive Tobit Regression

The traditional location theory predicts that firms' locational choice is independent of the output demand. However, firms are often concentrated in large markets. In Africa, agrobusinesses are expected to play an important role to facilitate...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Iimi, Atsushi
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
LOCATION THEORY
GEOSPATIAL ECONOMICS
AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION
CENSORED REGRESSION
AGRIBUSINESS
LABOR MARKET
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/378801529588239387/Optimal-locational-choice-for-agrobusinesses-in-Madagascar-an-application-of-spatial-autoregressive-Tobit-regression
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29941

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/378801529588239387/Optimal-locational-choice-for-agrobusinesses-in-Madagascar-an-application-of-spatial-autoregressive-Tobit-regression
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29941

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