Diversified specialisation-going one step beyond regional economics' specialisation-diversification concept;Diversifizierte Spezialisierung - ein Schritt zur Erweiterung des regionalökonomischen Konzepts Spezialisierung vs. Diversifizierung

Jahrbuch fur Regionalwissenschaft

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-84

  Farhauer, Oliver ^a   Kröll, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PASSAU   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agglomeration externalities; Diversification; Regional economic growth; Specialisation

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CONGESTION; DATA SET; ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC THEORY; PANEL DATA; PRODUCTION COST; PROFITABILITY; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN ECONOMY; URBANIZATION;

GERMANY;

EID: 84855520804     PISSN: 01737600     EISSN: 16139836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10037-011-0063-9     Document Type: Article

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