Regional industrial growth in Mexico: Do human capital and infrastructure matter?

Journal of Policy Modeling

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 228-242

  Brock, Gregory ^a   German Soto, Vicente ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE COAHUILA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Human capital; Infrastructure; Long run industrial growth; Mexico's regions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875273779     PISSN: 01618938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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