Locational conditions and firm performance: Introduction to the special issue

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 487-494

  Stephan, Andreas ^a,b,c  

^a JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

^b DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^c CESIS   (Sweden)

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EID: 84872867507     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-009-0358-8     Document Type: Editorial

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