Elements of skill: Traits, intelligences, education, and agglomeration

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 245-280

  Bacolod, Marigee ^a   Blum, Bernardo S ^b   Strange, William C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; REGIONAL ECONOMY; URBAN ECONOMY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 76349123254     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2009.00650.x     Document Type: Article

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