Regional productivity distribution in the European union: Which are the influencing factors?

European Planning Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 149-159

  Maza, Adolfo ^a   Villaverde, José ^a   Hierro, María ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC PLANNING; EUROPEAN UNION; INVESTMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL PLANNING;

EID: 57949087616     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310802514052     Document Type: Article

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