Did public wage premiums fuel agglomeration in LDCs?

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 349-379

  McCormick, Barry ^a   Wahba, Jackline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Developing country; Migration; Public sector

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; LABOR MOBILITY; PUBLIC SECTOR; WAGE;

EID: 0038405090     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(02)00101-3     Document Type: Article

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