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MID-TERM PRESENTATION
GROUP 2
CHINA
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INDIA
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OUTLINE
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Introduction and Theoretical framework
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Analysis of Article 1: Ezcurra, Roberto, and Andrs Rodrguez-
Pose. "Does Economic Globalization affect Regional Inequality? A
Cross-country Analysis." World Development 52 (2013): 92-103
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Analysis of Article 2: Crescenzi, R., Rodrguez-Pose, A., & Storper,
M. (2012). The territorial dynamics of innovation in China and
India. Journal of economic geography, 12(5), 1055-1085
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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
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CONFLICTING
VIEWPOINTS OF
GLOBALIZATION

INEQUA
-LITY
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

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Bases of geographical clusters
Positive spillovers
Cluster > sum of the parts
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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
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RESEARCH PROBLEM
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SPATIAL IMPACT OF
ECONOMIC
GLOBALIZATION ON
REGIONAL
INEQUALITY?
RESEARCH PROBLEM
Geographically
localized
Concentration Inequality
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LITERATURE REVIEW
NEG
Spatial
distribution of
income
Dynamics of the
locations of
economic activity
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LITERATURE REVIEW
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Theoretical
models
Spatial
implications of
trade integration
Assumptions
and functional
forms
LITERATURE REVIEW
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LITERATURE REVIEW
Weaknesses
Single-country case studies
Urban primacy as variable
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LITERATURE REVIEW
Rodrguez-Pose
and Gill (2006)
1970 -2000,
8 countries
No clear-cut
conclusion
Rodrguez-Pose
(2012)
1970-2005,
28 countries
Positive
association
Comparison
between countries
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LITERATURE REVIEW
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LITERATURE REVIEW
Economic
integration
Trade
openess
FDI
Portfolio
investment
Capital
controls
Restrictions
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CONTRIBUTION
Theoretical Empirical Managerial
CONTRIBUTION
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Theoretical
Examining relationship between
economic integration and regional
inequality: KOF, T(0), econometric
analysis
Ensuring validity of findings using
robustness checks
CONTRIBUTION

Empirical
Higher economic globalization
higher regional inequality
National development and regional inequality:
inverted U-shaped
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Empirical
Number and size of territorial units and level of
spatial disparities:
degree of ethno linguistic fractionalization with
the intensity of regional disparities:
the public sector size and the dependent
variable:
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CONTRIBUTION
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Managerial
Implications for
policy makers
spatial impacts by a greater
degree of economic integration
in emerging countries
SHORTCOMINGS
Lack of adequate regional data
Lack of further scrutiny of the conditions
causing economic disparities by
globalization
An uncertain result: federal countries tend
to register lower levels of regional
disparities
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GROUP OPINION
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Like
Step-by-step
literature
review
Thorough
and easy-to-
follow
explanation
Theoretical,
empirical and
managerial
contribution
GROUP OPINION







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Dislike
High level of
technicality
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structure an article
which involves the
application of
econometric models
Be familiarized with the
KOF index of economic
integration
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RESEARCH PROBLEM
GEOGRAPHY of
INNOVATION -
FACTORS behind in
CHINA & INDIA
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CONTRIBUTION
Theoretical Empirical Managerial
CONTRIBUTION
Theoretical
Present a systematic, cross-country
quantitative analysis of the geography of
innovation in India & China
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HIGH-TECH HUBs
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Bangalore,
Chennai,
Dehli, Mumbai,
Hyderabad,
Pune..
CONTRIBUTION
Empirical
CHINA
Mature
vs.
Emerging
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WHY
CONTRIBUTION
Empirical
patenting
R&D Spending
Literacy rates
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CONTRIBUTION
Empirical
y: Patent intensity
R&D: R&D expenditure
SF: Social filter.
WR&D and WSF: Spillover related factors
Others: GDP per capita, Transport infra,
Agglomeration, Migration
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CONTRIBUTION
Empirical
CHINA
INDIA
Few super-centers
More dispersed
* Important factors:
- Agglomeration
- Infrastructure
- Industrial specialization
* Important factors:
- regional R&D investment
- social conditions
Backwash effects
Positive knowledge spillovers
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Managerial
CONTRIBUTION

Generic
policy recipes
for fostering
innovation
Investing in
R&D
Facilitating
the attraction
of FDI
Improving
human capital
&
infrastructure
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SHORTCOMINGS
Question about the reliability of
subnational Chinese & Indian data
Caveats about using patent density
as a measure of innovation
minor innovations
domestic innovation capacity
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GROUP OPINION
Dip down into various
factors
Compare and explain
drives
Systematic, large
scale quantitative
evidence
Detailed explanation
of variable
Content
Clear organzation
Structure
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GROUP OPINION







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Dislike
Not up-to-date
data
Although one trend
may occur in many
countries, it is driven
by different factors of
each country.
China and India witness
the increasing
polarization of
innovative capacity, but
the trend is driven by
different main forces.
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P A T E N T I N T E N S I T Y
(1) (2)
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Down:
1. What does KOF index
measure?
3. Graphically, what represents
the relation between national
economic development and
regional inequality?
5. Which was the one aspect of
economic integration
overlooked by previous
literature about globalization
and regional inequality?
Across:
2. What is measured as number
of patents per capita?
4. What is a geographic
concentration of
interconnected businesses,
suppliers, and associated
institutions in a particular field?
6. Which factor is significant in
the geography of innovation in
India but not in China?
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