A commuting-based refinement of the contiguity matrix for spatial models, and an application to local police expenditures

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 324-330

  Rincke, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Commuting flows; Contiguity matrix; Police expenditures; Spatial weights

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; POLICE FORCE; PUBLIC SPENDING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN ECONOMY;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955416027     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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