Mariya Pominova

Journal article Review of Regional Studies · December 29, 2022 Although location quotients are widely used to analyze local industry specialization and identify industry clusters in regions of all size, past studies have noted issues related to the accuracy of location quotients in small places. This paper exa ... Full text Cite

The Pitfalls of Using Location Quotients to Identify Clusters and Represent Industry Specialization in Small Regions

Journal article International Finance Discussion Papers · September 2021 This paper examines the use of location quotients, a measure of regional business activity relative to the national benchmark, as an indicator of sectoral agglomeration in small cities and towns, and as a measure of industry specialization that mig ... Full text Cite