Demand for information and communication technology-based services and regional economic development

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-50

  de Castro, Eduardo Anselmo ^a   Jensen Butler, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demand modelling; Information and communication technology; Network externalities; Regional economic convergence

Indexed keywords

EID: 26944447625     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101100200115     Document Type: Article

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