A class of spatial econometric methods in the empirical analysis of clusters of firms in the space

Empirical Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-103

  Arbia, Giuseppe ^a   Espa, Giuseppe ^b   Quah, Danny ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Bivariate K functions; Co agglomeration; Spatial clusters; Spatial econometrics

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MODELING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38849156919     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-007-0154-1     Document Type: Article

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