Space, time, and local employment growth: An application of spatial regression analysis

Growth and Change

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 696-722

  Shearmur, Richard ^a   Apparicio, Philippe ^a   Lizion, Pauline ^a   Polèse, Mario ^a  

^a CENTRE URBANISATION CULTURE SOCIÉTÉ   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 36749033241     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: 14682257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2257.2007.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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