Efficiency of knowledge bases in urban population and economic growth - Evidence from European cities

Cities

Volumn 40, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 11-22

  Hájková, Veronika ^a   Hájek, Petr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Efficiency analysis; Knowledge base; Knowledge economy; Population growth

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EUROPEAN UNION; KNOWLEDGE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN POPULATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84899824309     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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