Spatial Labor Markets And Technology Spillovers: Analysis From The U.S. Midwest
The primary focus of the paper is the impact of knowledge creation and innovative activity on non-farm employment growth. The authors find strong evidence of local spatial employment growth spillovers contributing in a positive manner to explaining non-farm employment growth.
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