The identification of functional regions: Theory, methods, and applications

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-18

  Karlsson, Charlie ^a   Olsson, Michael ^b  

^a JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

^b The Swedish Unemployment Insurance Board ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; COMMUTING; GEOGRAPHICAL THEORY; LABOR MARKET; REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 33645236933     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-005-0019-5     Document Type: Article

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