Chapter 63 Spatial distribution of economic activities in North America

Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 2797-2843

  Holmes, Thomas J ^a   Stevens, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

establishment size; geographic concentration; L11; R12; R30; regional specialization; spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 66049136577     PISSN: 15740080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0080(04)80020-8     Document Type: Chapter

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