Does culture affect local productivity and urban amenities?

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 12-17

  Boualam, Brahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Culture; Local amenities; Location choice; Urban economics

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; CULTURAL RELATIONS; METROPOLITAN AREA; SPECIALIZATION; URBAN ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896862238     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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