Racial diversity and macroeconomic productivity across US states and cities

Regional Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-85

  Sparber, Chad ^a  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

Author keywords

Macroeconomic productivity; Racial diversity

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MACROECONOMICS; PRODUCTIVITY; RACE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649083578     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400802360436     Document Type: Article

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