The spatial dimension of knowledge flows: A simulation approach

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-204

  Canals, Agustí ^a   Boisot, Max ^b   MacMillan, Ian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; ICT; Knowledge flows; Knowledge management; Spatial agglomeration; Spatial location

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957037868     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsm007     Document Type: Article

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