Economic geography, globalisation and New Zealand’s productivity paradox

New Zealand Economic Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-314

  McCann, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cities; Geography; Migration; Productivity; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010572548     PISSN: 00779954     EISSN: 19434863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779950903308794     Document Type: Article

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