Reinventing Boston: 1630-2003

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-153

  Glaeser, Edward L ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Boston; Human capital; Urban growth; Urban renewal

Indexed keywords

URBAN GROWTH; URBAN RENEWAL;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17444395177     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnlecg/lbh058     Document Type: Article

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