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type: thesis
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creators_name: Meendering, Rik
title: Anchor firms in the regional economy: 'What is the spatial extent of labor market- and sector effects of anchor firms in the regional economy in the Netherlands?'
ispublished: pub
full_text_status: public
abstract: There has been debate about the importance of anchor firms to the regional economy. Although literature supports the notion of positive externalities by these firms, it was not known what the spatial extent of these anchor firm externalities were, which can serve as valuable information to these regional governments. In this thesis the following research question is answered: ‘’What is the spatial extent of labor market- and sector effects of anchor firms in the regional economy in the Netherlands?’’ It is found that the likelihood of a firm operating in the same sector as the closest anchor firm is significantly higher until a maximum of 3 kilometers. Also, firms located within a maximum of 3 kilometers on average show higher firm employment growth rates, until 500 meters the firm employment growth rate is even 0,65%-point higher. Therefore, it can be concluded that anchor firm externalities have a localized spatial extent.
date: 2018
date_type: published
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: EG
tutors_name: Koster, Sierdjan
keywords_local: Knowledge Spillovers
keywords_local: Externalities
keywords_local: Anchor Firms
keywords_local: Proximities
language_iso: en
titleorder: Anchor firms in the regional economy: 'What is the spatial extent of labor market- and sector effects of anchor firms in the regional economy in the Netherlands?'
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date_of_import: 2020-04-22
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date_issued: 2018-01-01
citation:   Meendering, Rik  (2018) Anchor firms in the regional economy: 'What is the spatial extent of labor market- and sector effects of anchor firms in the regional economy in the Netherlands?'.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/2313/1/MSC_Thesis_-_Rik_Meendering_-_final.pdf