More similar firms — More similar regions? On the role of firm heterogeneity for agglomeration
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Regional Science and Urban Economics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0166-0462
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2013.02.007