Human capital location choice: Accounting for amenities and thick labor markets

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 787-808

  Brown, W Mark ^a   Scott, Darren M ^b  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; CENSUS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MARKET; LOCATION DECISION; LOGIT ANALYSIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 84869495478     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2012.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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