Regional specialization, urban hierarchy, and commuting costs

International Economic Review

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1295-1317

  Tabuchi, Takatoshi ^a   Thisse, Jacques François ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^d CEPR   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745186099     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2006.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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