This paper provides an empirical investigation on the effects that regional economic structures exert on the socioeconomic determinants of material productivity. To this aim, first we develop a taxonomy of economic structures for more than 280 European regions that are classified in four overarching groups: agriculture-, industry-, intermediate- and service-based economies. Second, we perform a panel analysis to explore the impact of economic structures on the relationship between socioeconomic drivers and material productivity, during the period 2006–2015. Our results validate the basic hypothesis of the paper, i.e. the structural relationship between material productivity and its driving factors varies according to the underlying economic structures of the regions. In particular, we found that: (1) an increase in affluence leads to greater material productivity gains in material-intensive regions rather than in areas with service-oriented economies; (2) the degree of urban agglomeration seems to be the most important driver for material productivity, and its leverage effect is bigger among already densely populated regions. Our findings suggest that the influence of socioeconomic factors on material productivity behaves differently according to the idiosyncratic features that regions exhibit. Such diversity translates into different needs and opportunities that local policies should address by adopting a place-based perspective.

本文对区域经济结构对物质生产率的社会经济决定因素的影响进行了实证研究。为此，我们首先为280多个欧洲地区制定经济结构分类法，这些地区分为四个主要类别：农业，工业，中间和服务经济。其次，我们进行了面板分析，以探讨经济结构对2006-2015年期间社会经济驱动力与物质生产率之间关系的影响。我们的结果验证了本文的基本假设，即材料生产率及其驱动因素之间的结构关系根据该地区的潜在经济结构而变化。特别是，我们发现：（1）富裕程度的提高导致物质密集型地区而不是服务型经济地区的物质生产率得到更大的提高；（2）城市集聚程度似乎是物质生产力的最重要驱动力，在人口稠密的地区，城市化的杠杆效应更大。我们的发现表明，社会经济因素对物质生产率的影响根据区域表现出的特质特征而表现出不同。这种多样性转化为不同的需求和机会，地方政策应采用基于场所的观点来应对这些需求和机会。在人口稠密的地区，其杠杆效应更大。我们的发现表明，社会经济因素对物质生产率的影响根据区域表现出的特质特征而表现出不同。这种多样性转化为不同的需求和机会，地方政策应采用基于场所的观点来应对这些需求和机会。在人口稠密的地区，其杠杆效应更大。我们的发现表明，社会经济因素对物质生产率的影响根据区域表现出的特质特征而表现出不同。这种多样性转化为不同的需求和机会，地方政策应采用基于场所的观点来应对这些需求和机会。