GIS and microsimulation for local labour market analysis

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 305-330

  Bailas, D ^a   Clarke, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GIS; Local labour market; Microsimulation

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

LABOR MARKET ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE SIMLEEDS;

EMPLOYMENT;

GIS; LABOR MARKET; METHODOLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034102726     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-9715(99)00051-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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