The spatial income structure in the European Union - What role for Economic Geography?

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 593-617

  Breinlich, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic geography; EU; International trade; Regional integration

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN UNION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INCOME;

EID: 34047230007     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbl018     Document Type: Article

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