Local economic policies as determinants of the local business climate: Empirical results from a cross-section analysis among East German municipalities

Regional Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 321-333

  Blume, Lorenz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

East German municipalities; Local business climate; Local economic policies

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC POLICY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LOCAL ECONOMY;

EID: 33745107853     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400600725178     Document Type: Article

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