Location determinants of food manufacturers in the United States, 2000–2004: are nonmetropolitan counties competitive? |
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Authors: | Dayton M Lambert Kevin T McNamara |
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Institution: | Department of Agricultural Economics, 2621 Morgan Circle, 321 Morgan Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-4511, USA;Department of Agricultural Economics, 403 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-4773, USA |
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Abstract: | Infrastructure, agglomeration, product and input markets, fiscal attributes, and labor markets of local communities influenced food manufacturing location decisions in the lower 48 United States, 2000–2004. Negative binomial regression and spatial clustering methods forecast food processor location patterns at the county level. Noncore counties are at a comparative disadvantage with respect to attracting most food processors, but nonmetropolitan counties adjacent to urban areas may be attractive investment sites for footloose, supply, and demand-oriented food manufacturers. |
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Keywords: | R1 R3 |
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