The aim of this paper is to analyze the locational factors in State of São Paulo (Brazil) between 2000 and 2010. With micro-regional database, we apply a set of techniques: the method shift-share (Esteban-Marquillas variation), Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Cluster Analysis. The main results indicate that the process of internalization of economic activities (began in the late 70s) has benefited the micro-regions of Campinas, São José dos Campos, Sorocaba, Ribeirão Preto, Santos and Jundiaí and this benefit was extended to the surrounding regions, building urban agglomerations of locational competitive advantages.
Locational factors; Internalization of the industry; Shift-share; Multivariate Analysis; São Paulo (Brazil)
