Did city cluster development help improve labor productivity in China?*

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 122-135

  Li, Peixin ^a   Wang, Chen ^a   Zhang, Xueliang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; City cluster; labor productivity; Yangtze River Delta

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MARKET CONDITIONS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

CHINA; YANGTZE DELTA;

EID: 85001907576     PISSN: 13547860     EISSN: 14699648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547860.2016.1261471     Document Type: Article

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