Explaining Spatial Homogamy. Compositional, Spatial and Regional Cultural Determinants of Regional Patterns of Spatial Homogamy in the Netherlands

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 75-93

  Haandrikman, Karen ^a   van Wissen, Leo J G ^a   Harmsen, Carel N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b STATISTICS NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Homogamy; Partner choice; Spatial econometrics; Spatial patterns; Standardized distance coefficient; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; DATA SET; ECONOMETRICS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HABITAT TYPE; HOMOSEXUALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 79953797756     PISSN: 1874463X     EISSN: 18744621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12061-009-9044-6     Document Type: Article

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