Industrial clusters in Denmark: Theory and empirical evidence

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-98

  Engelstoft, Sten ^a   Jensen Butler, Chris ^b   Smith, Ian ^b   Winther, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agglomeration economies; Danish industrial clusters; Industrial clusters

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL PLACE THEORY; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; JUTLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33745556126     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2006.00067.x     Document Type: Article

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