All jobs are not created equal: Divergent indicators in the knowledge economy

Applied Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-101

  Mack, Elizabeth A ^a   Grubesic, Tony H ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; Divergence; Information and communication technology; Regional development; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960187761     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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