Do localization economies derive from human capital externalities?

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-50

  Wheeler, Christopher H ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURING; METROPOLITAN AREA;

EID: 33846687124     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-006-0085-3     Document Type: Article

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