Specialisation changes in European regions: The role played by externalities across regions

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 311-334

  Mora, Toni ^a   Moreno, Rosina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

European regions; Regional specialisation; Spatial econometrics

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BUSINESS CYCLE; ECONOMETRICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; INVESTMENT; REGIONAL PATTERN; SPECIALIZATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 77955712264     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: 14355949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10109-009-0098-4     Document Type: Article

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