Some alternative geo-economics for Europe's regions

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 389-420

  Fingleton, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic geography; EU manufacturing productivity; EU regional development; Geographical economics; Regional economic policy; Simulation; Spatial econometrics

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; MODELING; PRODUCTIVITY; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 4043093324     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnlecg/lbh021     Document Type: Article

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