Market potential and productivity: Evidence from Finnish regions

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 636-657

  Ottaviano, Gianmarco I P ^a   Pinelli, Dino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Finland; Market potential; Migration; New economic geography; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MARKET CONDITIONS; MODELING; PRODUCTIVITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33747352302     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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