Spatial agglomeration of multinational enterprises: The role of information externalities and knowledge spillovers

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 519-538

  Mariotti, Sergio ^a   Piscitello, Lucia ^a   Elia, Stefano ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Information externalities; Knowledge spillovers; Location choice; Multinational enterprises

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; KNOWLEDGE; LOCATION DECISION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

EID: 77954365334     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbq011     Document Type: Article

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