The downside of knowledge spillovers: An explanation for the dispersion of high-tech industries

Journal of Economics/ Zeitschrift fur Nationalokonomie

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-248

  Alsleben, Christoph ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Kwonledge spillovers; Location choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 21844437333     PISSN: 09318658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00712-005-0111-4     Document Type: Article

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