Regional structural change in Argentina (1996-2019): Concepts, measurements and unequal trajectories over the business cycle

Although multiple studies on structural change can be found at the national level, the definition of structural change is far from univocal and its subnational manifestations remain underexplored. This paper empirically examines the patterns of regional structural change in Argentina according to th...

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Autores principales: Niembro, Andrés, Calá, Carla Daniela
Formato: Artículo publishedVersion
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier B. V. 2024
Materias:
Cambio Estructural
Estructura Productiva
Diversificación de la Producción
Acceso en línea:https://nulan.mdp.edu.ar/id/eprint/4106/
https://nulan.mdp.edu.ar/id/eprint/4106/1/niembro-cala-2024.pdf
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spelling I29-R135-41062024-11-04T12:51:16Z Regional structural change in Argentina (1996-2019): Concepts, measurements and unequal trajectories over the business cycle Niembro, Andrés Calá, Carla Daniela Although multiple studies on structural change can be found at the national level, the definition of structural change is far from univocal and its subnational manifestations remain underexplored. This paper empirically examines the patterns of regional structural change in Argentina according to the four main definitions used in the literature (not only productive diversification, predominant in the economic geography field), highlighting the differences that arise when applying these concepts. Based on employment data for 85 labor market areas (LMAs) throughout the 1996-2019 period, we propose different criteria to apply and measure the four definitions and to classify the heterogeneous trajectories of structural change in LMAs, including cluster analysis. As the business cycle is a critical dimension in such an unstable economy, we examine the entire period and compare two sub-periods with very different economic dynamics. The results show that the identification of structural change depends on the concepts and measures used, the unit of analysis (national versus regional) and the type of economic cycle. These findings call for context- and place-based policies. Elsevier B. V. 2024-06-19 https://nulan.mdp.edu.ar/id/eprint/4106/ application/pdf eng https://nulan.mdp.edu.ar/id/eprint/4106/1/niembro-cala-2024.pdf Regional Science Policy & Practice, 16(8), Artículo 100068. ISSN 1757-7802. 10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100068 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100068> Argentina 1996-2019 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100068 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Fil: Niembro, Andrés. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Estudios en Ciencia, Tecnología, Cultura y Desarrollo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Argentina. Fil: Calá, Carla Daniela. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales; Argentina. Cambio Estructural Estructura Productiva Diversificación de la Producción info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es
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topic Cambio Estructural
Estructura Productiva
Diversificación de la Producción
spellingShingle Cambio Estructural
Estructura Productiva
Diversificación de la Producción
Niembro, Andrés
Calá, Carla Daniela
Regional structural change in Argentina (1996-2019): Concepts, measurements and unequal trajectories over the business cycle
topic_facet Cambio Estructural
Estructura Productiva
Diversificación de la Producción
description Although multiple studies on structural change can be found at the national level, the definition of structural change is far from univocal and its subnational manifestations remain underexplored. This paper empirically examines the patterns of regional structural change in Argentina according to the four main definitions used in the literature (not only productive diversification, predominant in the economic geography field), highlighting the differences that arise when applying these concepts. Based on employment data for 85 labor market areas (LMAs) throughout the 1996-2019 period, we propose different criteria to apply and measure the four definitions and to classify the heterogeneous trajectories of structural change in LMAs, including cluster analysis. As the business cycle is a critical dimension in such an unstable economy, we examine the entire period and compare two sub-periods with very different economic dynamics. The results show that the identification of structural change depends on the concepts and measures used, the unit of analysis (national versus regional) and the type of economic cycle. These findings call for context- and place-based policies.
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title Regional structural change in Argentina (1996-2019): Concepts, measurements and unequal trajectories over the business cycle
title_short Regional structural change in Argentina (1996-2019): Concepts, measurements and unequal trajectories over the business cycle
title_full Regional structural change in Argentina (1996-2019): Concepts, measurements and unequal trajectories over the business cycle
title_fullStr Regional structural change in Argentina (1996-2019): Concepts, measurements and unequal trajectories over the business cycle
title_full_unstemmed Regional structural change in Argentina (1996-2019): Concepts, measurements and unequal trajectories over the business cycle
title_sort regional structural change in argentina (1996-2019): concepts, measurements and unequal trajectories over the business cycle
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