The neoclassical economic base multiplier

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-31

  McGregor, Peter G ^a   McVittie, Eric P ^b   Swales, J Kim ^a   Yin, Ya Ping ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 0034112630     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-4146.00162     Document Type: Article

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