Neoclassical theory versus new economic geography: Competing explanations of cross-regional variation in economic development

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 467-491

  Fingleton, Bernard ^a   Fischer, Manfred M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MODELING; NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; PANEL DATA; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EUROPE;

EID: 77951968032     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-008-0278-z     Document Type: Article

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