Productivity growth in the old and new Europe: The role of agglomeration externalities

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 418-442

  Marrocu, Emanuela ^a   Paci, Raffaele ^a   Usai, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ECONOMETRICS; HUMAN CAPITAL; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; URBAN ECONOMY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84879774287     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jors.12000     Document Type: Article

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