Agglomeration economies and regional intangible assets: An empirical investigation

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1167-1189

  Artis, Michael J ^a   Miguelez, Ernest ^b   Moreno, Rosina ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867616120     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbr031     Document Type: Article

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