Location quotients versus spatial autocorrelation in identifying potential cluster regions

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 449-463

  Carroll, Michael C ^a   Reid, Neil ^b   Smith, Bruce W ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MANUFACTURING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43149106711     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-007-0163-1     Document Type: Article

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