Strategic interaction in political competition: Evidence from spatial effects across Chinese cities

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 57, Issue , 2016, Pages 23-37

  Yu, Jihai ^a   Zhou, Li An ^b   Zhu, Guozhong ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Peking University   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chinese economy; Investment; Spatial effect; Tournament competition

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; INVESTMENT; NATIONAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SPILLOVER EFFECT; URBAN ECONOMY;

CHINA;

EID: 84952941774     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: 18792308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2015.12.003     Document Type: Article

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