The developing carbon financial service industry: Expertise, adaptation and complementarity in London and New York

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 749-777

  Knox Hayes, Janelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon markets; Complementarities; Financial centers; Market development

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FINANCIAL SERVICES; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; MARKET SYSTEM; SERVICE SECTOR;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350697799     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbp004     Document Type: Article

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