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Abstract
The relationship between exports and economic growth is a paradigmatic element of modern economic growth policy, despite the absence of strong evidence of a connection. Until recently, data on export production prevented an extensive empirical analysis of metropolitan-scale trade. This article examines the export growth dynamics across large metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) within the southern United States, a region that has been impacted by economic globalization. These analyses found that some Southern metropolitan areas differ from regional and national averages in selected measures of export performance. Additionally, the export performance of Southern cities was not correlated with all indicators of economic development. This article concludes that export dynamics should be viewed increasingly from an urban frame, with particular emphasis on the production of globally consumed knowledge products and advanced manufacturing. Moreover, export policy should be directed toward the individual strengths of urban regions.
出口与经济成长之间的关系, 是现代经济成长政策中的典型元素, 尽管缺乏显着的证据证实两者之间的关联性。直到晚近, 出口生产的数据仍有碍于对大都会尺度的贸易进行广泛的分析。本文检视美国南方这个受到经济全球化冲击的区域中, 大都会统计地区 (MSAs) 的出口—成长的动态。这些分析发现, 若干南方的大都会地区, 在选定的出口表现评量上, 与区域及全国的平均有所不同。此外, 南方城市的出口表现, 并未与所有的经济发展指标相关。本文于结论中主张, 出口动态必须逐渐从城市的架构进行检视, 并特别强调全球消费的知识产品之生产与进阶製造业。此外, 出口政策必须直接导向城市区域的个别长处。
La relación entre exportaciones y crecimiento económico es un elemento paradigmático de la política moderna sobre crecimiento económico, pese a la ausencia de una fuerte evidencia sobre una conexión. Hasta hace poco tiempo, los datos sobre exportaciones de la producción obstaculizaban un análisis empírico amplio del comercio a escala metropolitana. Este artículo examina la dinámica del crecimiento de las exportaciones a lo largo de las más grandes áreas estadísticas metropolitanas (MSA) dentro de la región sur de los Estados Unidos, espacio que ha sido impactado por la globalización económica. A través de estos análisis se halló que algunas de las áreas metropolitanas meridionales difieren de los promedios regionales y nacionales en las mediciones selectas del desempeño exportador. Adicionalmente, se pudo establecer que el desempeño exportador de las ciudades del sur no correlacionaba con todos los indicadores del desarrollo económico. Este artículo concluye que la dinámica exportadora debe ser vista cada vez más desde un marco urbano, con énfasis particular en la fabricación de productos del conocimiento de consumo global y manufacturas de punta. Aún más, la política exportadora debe ser orientada hacia las fortalezas individuales de las regiones urbanas.
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1 This study does not include Washington, DC, as an MSA within the South but acknowledges that this is a source of debate when defining the region, especially since parts of Virginia and West Virginia can fall within this MSA. This was done to adhere to previous definitions of the South (e.g., Johnson Citation1997; Eckes Citation2005) and because Washington operates in a very different policy environment than other Southern metropolitan areas.
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Ronald V. Kalafsky
RONALD V. KALAFSKY is a Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996. E-mail: [email protected]. His research interests include the strategies and location-based challenges for manufacturers and exporters, as well as the role of exporting in regional economic development.
William Graves
WILLIAM GRAVES is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223. E-mail: [email protected]. His research interests include regional economic transformation and resurgence, retail geographies, and the cultural aspects of economic development.