Who's right, Marshall or Jacobs? The localization versus urbanization debate

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 318-337

  Beaudry, Catherine ^a   Schiffauerova, Andrea ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agglomeration externalities; Geographical aggregation; Growth; Industrial classification; Innovation

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); PATIENT MONITORING; PROGRAMMING THEORY;

AGGLOMERATION EXTERNALITIES; GEOGRAPHICAL AGGREGATION; GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION; INNOVATION;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 59649089056     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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