Transport infrastructure, agglomeration economies and firm birth: Empirical evidence from Portugal

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 693-712

  Holl, Adelheid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTORWAY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 8744306904     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-4146.2004.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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