Human capital accumulation and geography: Empirical evidence from the European Union

Regional Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-234

  López Rodríguez, Jesús ^a   Faíña, J Andrés ^a   López Rodríguez, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic development; Economic geography; Human capital; Market access; Spatial structure

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN CAPITAL; MODEL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33947391216     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400601108440     Document Type: Article

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