The geographic concentration of knowledge: Scale, agglomeration, and congestion in innovation across U.S. states

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-137

  Sedgley, Norman ^a   Elmslie, Bruce ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Growth; Scale effects

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842789753     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017603262401     Document Type: Article

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