Why and where do headquarters move?

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-186

  Strauss Kahn, Vanessa ^a,b   Vives, Xavier ^c,d  

^a ESCP EUROPE   (France)

^b INSEAD   (France)

^c IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agglomeration externalities; Airport; Business services; Communication costs; Congestion; Corporate history; Mergers; Nested logit; Regional policy; Taxes

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; DECISION ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LOCATION DECISION; MERGER; METROPOLITAN AREA; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RELOCATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59449097226     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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