The economic development incentives game: an imperfect information, heterogeneous communities approach

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 137-156

  Patrick, Carlianne ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

H71; O18; R38

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GAME THEORY; INCENTIVE; LOCATION-ALLOCATION MODEL;

EID: 84907806640     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-014-0621-5     Document Type: Article

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