Competition and human capital accumulation: A theory of interregional specialization and trade

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 373-404

  Rotemberg, Julio J ^a   Saloner, Garth ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

External economies; Geographic clusters; Industrial policy; Regional agglomeration; Training

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; HUMAN CAPITAL; SPECIALIZATION; TRADE RELATIONS;

EID: 0033949947     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0462(99)00044-7     Document Type: Article

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