Spatio-temporal clustering in the pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing industry: A geographical micro-level analysis

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 49, Issue , 2014, Pages 298-304

  Arbia, Giuseppe ^a   Espa, Giuseppe ^b   Giuliani, Diego ^b   Dickson, Maria Michela ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Non parametric measures; Spatial health econometrics; Spatio temporal clustering; STIK functions

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; MANUFACTURING; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84913556377     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: 18792308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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