Economic geography and the evolution of networks

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 619-634

  Glückler, Johannes ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EICHSTÄTT INGOLSTADT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution; Evolutionary economic geography; Innovation; Network trajectory; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC THEORY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; INNOVATION; NETWORK ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548231831     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbm023     Document Type: Article

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