Rethinking (new) economic geography models: Taking geography and history more seriously

Spatial Economic Analysis

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-160

  Garretsen, Harry ^a   Martin, Ron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77951969860     PISSN: 17421772     EISSN: 17421780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17421771003730729     Document Type: Article

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