An urban approach to firm entry: The effect of urban size

Growth and Change

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 508-528

  Arauzo Carod, Josep Maria ^a   Teruel Carrizosa, Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; URBAN ECONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 28244453307     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: 14682257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2257.2005.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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