Disentangling agglomeration and network externalities: A conceptual typology

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 61-80

  van Meeteren, Michiel ^a   Neal, Zachary ^b   Derudder, Ben ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration externalities; Fuzzy concepts; Network analysis; Network externalities; World city research

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ECONOMETRICS; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TYPOLOGY; URBAN ECONOMY; WORLD CITY;

EID: 84956684566     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12214     Document Type: Article

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