Location choice and agglomeration economies: Recife’s medical centre

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https://doi.org/10.7867/2317-5443.2023v11n1p83-109

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Escolha Locacional, Economias de Aglomeração, Polo Médico, Regressão de Poisson.

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of the spatial distribution of new health establishments in the city of Recife, in the state of Pernambuco, with the aim of investigating where they are located and the factors that explain this location. Based on the literature on the opening of new firms, regression models are estimated for count data from two main databases: RAIS-MTE and the 2010 Demographic Census (IBGE). The results show that health services in Recife are significantly concentrated, in a monocentric structure, around the central area of the city, which has attractive socio-economic characteristics and is interconnected with the other areas by public transport infrastructure, facilitating the population’s access to medical services. In addition, the results indicate that economies of location act as an agglomeration factor, suggesting that new establishments benefit from the proximity of their peers.

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José Matheus Lira da Silva, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE

Bacharel em Economia, cursa atualmente o mestrado em Desenvolvimento Urbano (MDU) na Universidade Federal de Pernambuco e possui interesse nas áreas de pesquisa: Desenvolvimento Urbano e Regional e Geografia Econômica.

Roberta de Moraes Rocha, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE/CAA

Doutora em Economia pela Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia (Pimes)/ Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Professora do Programa de Pós- Graduação em Economia da UFPE − Campus Agreste (PPGECON).

Álvaro Furtado Coelho Júnior, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - UFRPE

Doutor em Economia pela Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia (Pimes)/ Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Economia (DECON) da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE).

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2024-09-08

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Lira da Silva, J. M., de Moraes Rocha, R., & Furtado Coelho Júnior, Álvaro. (2024). Location choice and agglomeration economies: Recife’s medical centre. Revista Brasileira De Desenvolvimento Regional, 11(1), 83–109. https://doi.org/10.7867/2317-5443.2023v11n1p83-109

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