Is productivity higher in british cities?

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 762-786

  Harris, Richard ^a   Moffat, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; LOCATION DECISION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

BRISTOL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84869495575     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2012.00778.x     Document Type: Article

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