Firm location in a polymeric city: The effects of taxes and agglomeration economies on location decisions

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 671-691

  Kohlhase, Janet E ^a   Ju, Xiahong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Houston Galveston Area Council   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; LOCATION THEORY; TAX SYSTEM;

HOUSTON; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35448949930     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0649     Document Type: Article

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