Disproportionality measures of concentration, specialization, and localization

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 359-388

  Bickenbach, Frank ^a   Bode, Eckhardt ^a  

^a KIEL INSTITUTE FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concentration; Disproportionality measures; Localization; Spatial disproportionality measures; Specialization

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 51649083039     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: 15526925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017608319589     Document Type: Article

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