Journal
REGIONAL STUDIES
Volume -, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2023.2281449
Keywords
cultural proximity; industrial linkages; transaction costs; knowledge diffusion; R10; R12; Z1
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This paper explores the impact of cultural proximity on interregional industrial linkages in China. The findings indicate that cultural distance hinders horizontal industrial linkages between regions, but does not restrict the formation of vertical industrial linkages. Cultural proximity primarily affects interregional industrial cooperation strategies through knowledge diffusion rather than transaction costs. Cultural proximity facilitates the formation of transregional social networks and enhances the understanding of localized tacit knowledge, giving culturally similar regions a comparative advantage in forming horizontal industrial linkages.
This paper explores the impact of cultural proximity on interregional industrial linkages using evidence from China. The results show that cultural distance hinders horizontal industrial linkages between regions, but does not limit the formation of vertical industrial linkages. Cultural proximity affects interregional industrial cooperation strategies primarily through knowledge diffusion rather than transaction costs. Cultural proximity favours the formation of transregional social networks and the cognition of localised tacit knowledge. Consequently, regions that are culturally similar to one another have a comparative information advantage in forming horizontal industrial linkages.
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