Honors Theses
Date of Award
Spring 5-9-2020
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Public Policy Leadership
First Advisor
Christian Sellar
Second Advisor
John Conlon
Third Advisor
Steven Skultety
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Agglomeration economies have gained special attention in recent decades. With the increasing connectivity of our world, specialized regional economies are stronger now than ever before. A specific agglomeration economy that has developed in recent years is the Georgia Film Industry. This region surpassed Hollywood as the premier filming location for the first time since the early 1900s when New York was number one. This thesis analyzes the reasons why Georgia was so successful in attracting the film industry and encouraging its development by comparing infrastructure, film tax incentives, population, and labor development to that of competing states like New York, New Mexico, Louisiana, and California.
Recommended Citation
Walker, Joseph Dugan, "Agglomeration Economies: How “Y’allywood” Became The New Hollywood" (2020). Honors Theses. 1541.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/1541
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