A spatial analysis of sectoral variations in returns to external scale

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 953-968

  Hanink, Dean M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURING; RETAILING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPILLOVER EFFECT; URBANIZATION;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750048722     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2006.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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