The Dutch creative class and how it fosters urban employment growth

Urban Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2605-2626

  Marlet, Gerard ^a   Van Woerkens, Clemens ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR SUPPLY;

EID: 37749053659     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980701558434     Document Type: Article

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