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Productivity and the geographic concentration of industry: The role of plant scale

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Wheeler, Christopher H.

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Volume (Year): 36 (2006)
Issue (Month): 3 (May)
Pages: 313-330
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  1. Christopher H. Wheeler, 2005. "Do localization economies derive from human capital externalities?," Working Papers 2005-015, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Christopher H. Wheeler, 2005. "Technology and industrial agglomeration: evidence from computer usage," Working Papers 2005-016, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Fu, Shihe & Hong, Junjie, 2008. "Testing urbanization economies in manufacturing industries: urban diversity or urban size?," MPRA Paper 10078, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
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