City size and skill intensity

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 367-379

  Elvery, Joel A ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Occupational mix; Urban wage premium

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; METROPOLITAN AREA; SKILLED LABOR; URBAN ECONOMY; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EID: 78349309498     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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