Knowledge spillovers, agglomeration and macroeconomic growth: An empirical approach

Regional Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 977-989

  Varga, Attila ^a   Schalk, Hans J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agglomeration economies; Endogenous growth theory; Knowledge spillovers; New economic geography; Total factor productivity

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; KNOWLEDGE; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; WORLD;

EID: 8744235831     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0034340042000280974     Document Type: Article

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