Convergence of the skill composition across German regions

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-159

  Südekum, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Externalities; Human capital; Local growth; O40; R11

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; SKILLED LABOR; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42649087425     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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