Transit Service, Physical Agglomeration and Productivity in US Metropolitan Areas

Urban Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 917-937

  Chatman, Daniel G ^a   Noland, Robert B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AGGLOMERATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; LABOR MARKET; METROPOLITAN AREA; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SPECIALIZATION; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; URBAN GROWTH; URBANIZATION; WAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904243146     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013494426     Document Type: Article

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