Space-time variations of human capital assets across U.S. metropolitan areas, 1980 to 2000

Economic Geography

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 233-250

  Scott, Allen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive cultural economy; Human capital; Metropolitan economy; Urban hierarchy

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ECONOMY; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MARKET; METROPOLITAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957119632     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: 19448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-8287.2010.01078.x     Document Type: Article

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