An empirical analytical framework for agglomeration economies

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 267-289

  Graham, Daniel J ^a   Kim, H Youn ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; INVERSE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; SERVICE SECTOR; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 43149085050     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-007-0156-0     Document Type: Article

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