Canadian cities as regional engines of growth: Agglomeration and amenities

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-68

  Partridge, Mark ^a   Olfert, M Rose ^b   Alasia, Alessandro ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AMENITY; METROPOLITAN AREA; MIGRATION; MOBILITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GROWTH;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846665617     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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