Local social capital and geographical mobility

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-204

  David, Quentin ^a,b   Janiak, Alexandre ^c   Wasmer, Etienne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d OFCE   (France)

Author keywords

European unemployment; Geographical mobility; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954383846     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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