Measuring Industry Coagglomeration and Identifying the Driving Forces

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Measuring Industry Coagglomeration and Identifying the Driving Forces. / Howard, Emma; Newman, Carol; Tarp, Finn.

I: Journal of Economic Geography, Bind 16, Nr. 5, 13.10.2015, s. 1055-1078.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Howard, E, Newman, C & Tarp, F 2015, 'Measuring Industry Coagglomeration and Identifying the Driving Forces', Journal of Economic Geography, bind 16, nr. 5, s. 1055-1078. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbv037

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Howard, E., Newman, C., & Tarp, F. (2015). Measuring Industry Coagglomeration and Identifying the Driving Forces. Journal of Economic Geography, 16(5), 1055-1078. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbv037

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Howard E, Newman C, Tarp F. Measuring Industry Coagglomeration and Identifying the Driving Forces. Journal of Economic Geography. 2015 okt. 13;16(5):1055-1078. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbv037

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Howard, Emma ; Newman, Carol ; Tarp, Finn. / Measuring Industry Coagglomeration and Identifying the Driving Forces. I: Journal of Economic Geography. 2015 ; Bind 16, Nr. 5. s. 1055-1078.

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