Persistence in urban form: The long-run durability of employment centers in metropolitan areas

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 224-232

  Redfearn, Christian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixed investment; Persistence; Spatial distribution of employment; Urban form

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; EMPLOYMENT; INVESTMENT; METROPOLITAN AREA; PROBABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN GROWTH;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59349085743     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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