Productivity and the density of human capital

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 562-586

  Abel, Jaison R ^a   Dey, Ishita ^b   Gabe, Todd M ^c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DEMAND ELASTICITY; FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; METROPOLITAN AREA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPILLOVER EFFECT; URBAN ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866550092     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2011.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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