Spatial econometric data analysis: Moving beyond traditional models

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-243

  Florax, Raymond J G M ^a,b   van der Vlist, Arno J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Spatial econometrics; Spatial regression models

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; MODELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141526276     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017603254937     Document Type: Article

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