The location of sales offices and the attraction of cities

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 551-581

  Holmes, Thomas J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LOCATION DECISION;

EID: 21044443306     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/429135     Document Type: Article

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