Rank size distribution of international financial centers

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 411-430

  Poon, Jessie P H ^a   Eldredge, Bradley ^a   Yeung, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cities; International financial centers; Rank size distribution; Stock markets

Indexed keywords

RANKING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STOCK MARKET; URBAN ECONOMY;

EID: 4844221830     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017604267629     Document Type: Article

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