The components of regional disparities in Europe

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 621-645

  Bracalente, Bruno ^a   Perugini, Cristiano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 77953780081     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-008-0276-1     Document Type: Article

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