The spatial distribution of wages: Estimating the Helpman-Hanson model for Germany

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 437-466

  Brakman, Steven ^a   Garretsen, Harry ^b   Schramm, Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; PRICE DETERMINATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WAGE DETERMINATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; WORLD;

EID: 7244255904     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-4146.2004.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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