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The effect of agglomeration economies and geography on the survival of accommodation businesses in Sicily
Andrea MazzitelliMartina AronicaMaria Francesca CracoliciDavide PiacentinoDiego Giulianisubject
Agglomeration economieSpatial methodsGeography Planning and Development0211 other engineering and technologies02 engineering and technologyspatial method0502 economics and businessEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)geographical locationEconomic geography050207 economicsLocationaccommodation busineSicilyinsular regionsfirm survival; geographical location; insular regions; tourism industryfirm survivalbusiness.industryEconomies of agglomeration05 social sciencesFrame (networking)021107 urban & regional planningGeographytourism industrysurvival analysiStatistics Probability and UncertaintybusinessGeneral Economics Econometrics and FinanceAccommodationTourismdescription
The study explores the geographical pattern of the accommodation industry in the Italian insular region of Sicily, focusing on the determinants of the risk of market exit. We adopt a standard framework of business survival analysis where agglomeration economies play an important role. We then extend the analysis by considering the role of geography to explore whether the risk of market exit depends on nearness to desirable amenities. The geography is here measured by the distance from the coast and the altitude of the place where the firm is located. When we look at the entire population of accommodation firms that started between 2010 and 2014, we find evidence that the risk of failure increases for those which are over 2 km from the coast.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 |