Spartial disparities in productivity in Central and Eastern Europe

Eastern European Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 5-32

  Ezcurra, Roberto ^a   Pascual, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CONVERGENCE; EUROPEAN UNION; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 35248825941     PISSN: 00128775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/EEE0012-8775450301     Document Type: Article

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