Localization economies and establishment size: Was Marshall right after all?

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 853-868

  Figueiredo, Octávio ^a   Guimarães, Paulo ^a,b,c   Woodward, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

External economies; Industrial districts; Localization; Plant size

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LOCATION THEORY;

EID: 70350668794     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbp007     Document Type: Article

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