Chapter 66 Historical perspectives on U.S. economic geography

Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 2981-3019

  Kim, Sukkoo ^a   Margo, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

economic integration; R0; regional economic growth; regional specialization; urban development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748118690     PISSN: 15740080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0080(04)80023-3     Document Type: Chapter

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