Human capital externalities and employment differences across metropolitan areas of the USA

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 799-822

  Winters, John V ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Employment; Human capital externalities; Labor force participation

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR PARTICIPATION; METROPOLITAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881597268     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbs046     Document Type: Article

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