Impact of transport infrastructure on firm formation

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2163, 2010, Pages 133-143

  Melo, Patricia ^a   Graham, Daniel ^a   Noland, Robert ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRAFFIC CONTROL;

DATA INFORMATIONS; ECONOMETRIC MODELLING; MOTORWAY NETWORKS; NEW PLANTS; PLANT LEVEL; PORTUGAL; RAILWAY NETWORK; SPILLOVER EFFECTS; TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE;

RAILROADS;

EID: 78651328433     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2163-15     Document Type: Article

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