Does spatial agglomeration increase national growth? Some evidence from Europe

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 979-1006

  Gardiner, Ben ^a,b   Martin, Ron ^c   Tyler, Peter ^c  

^a CAMBRIDGE ECONOMETRICS   (United Kingdom)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

National growth; Regional inequality; Spatial agglomeration; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; NATIONAL ECONOMY; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL POLICY; TRADE-OFF;

EUROPE;

EID: 80054704564     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbq047     Document Type: Article

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