Wage differentials and the spatial concentration of high-technology industries

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 623-641

  Echeverri Carroll, Elsie ^a   Ayala, Sofia G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

High tech industries; Regional wage inequalities; Skills spillovers complementarity; Tech city wage premium

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; SKILLED LABOR; SPILLOVER EFFECT; WAGE; WAGE GAP;

AUSTIN; CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SILICON VALLEY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68549092772     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2008.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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