Change in firm population and spatial variations: The case of Turkey



Table 4. Correlation matrix between dependent and independent variables'

CHANTOT

CHANMIC

CHANSM_____

Demand

POPGR

0.4226*

0.4273*

GDPCAPGR

DEMAND

-0.3127*

-0.3280*

LGPOPUL

0.3810*

0.3999*

Urbanisation/ agglomeration

YOUNGPOP

0.2216**

0.2121**

MIGR

HOUSEH

-0.2130**

SQDENS

0.2818*

0.2909*

Unemployment

UNEMPLOY

0.2129**

Employment structure

NONQUAL

0.2413**

GRAD

Social structure

WORKERS

EMPLOYER

0.2677*

0.2821*

MANUF

0.3032*

0.3027*

AGRIC

-0.2991*

-0.3056*

Household wealth

DEPCAP

Size structure

MEANSIZE

0.3651*

0.4272*

SMFIRMS

0.3233*

n.a.

0.2834*

SMPEREN

n.a.

0.4600*

LMFIRMS

0.2515*

n.a.

LMPEREN

0.3247*

n.a.

Production structure

SPEC

0.3883*

SPECFIR

0.3444*

Government investments

GOVERN

0.2965*

0.3161*

INCENTIVE

0.3466*

0.3589*

SIESHOP

0.3145*

0.3188*

PARCEL___________

0.3058*_______

0.3089*_______

* Coefficients significant at 0.05 level. ** Coefficients significant at 0.10 level.

'The correlation coefficients exceeding 0.10 significance level are excluded.

Those mentioned independent variables are incorporated in the regression analysis of each
dependent variable to explain change in firm population in those three groups. After some
efforts, the best equation fitted to explain CHANTOT is given below. The F test suggests

13



More intriguing information

1. Cancer-related electronic support groups as navigation-aids: Overcoming geographic barriers
2. Financial Markets and International Risk Sharing
3. The name is absent
4. Dual Inflation Under the Currency Board: The Challenges of Bulgarian EU Accession
5. The name is absent
6. Une Classe de Concepts
7. The name is absent
8. Constrained School Choice
9. Evidence on the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: The Case of Three European Regions
10. The name is absent