The occupation-industry mismatch: New trajectories for regional cluster analysis and economic development

Urban Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 337-362

  Currid, Elizabeth ^a   Stolarick, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74049105245     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009349024     Document Type: Article

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