Cultural diversity, innovation, and entrepreneurship: Firm-level evidence from London

Economic Geography

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 367-394

  Nathan, Max ^a   Lee, Neil ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cities; Cultural diversity; Diasporas; Economic development; Entrepreneurship; Immigration; Innovation; London; Management

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; DIASPORA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; IMMIGRATION; INNOVATION; MANAGEMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84885426274     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: 19448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecge.12016     Document Type: Article

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