The impact of convergence in the industrial mix on regional comparative growth: Empirical evidence from the French case

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-105

  Carluer, Frédéric ^a   Gaulier, Guillaume ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SHIFT-SHARE ANALYSIS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 20344404448     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-004-0201-1     Document Type: Article

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