"GIS A JOB": WHAT USE GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN SPATIAL ECONOMICS?

Geographical information systems (GIS) are used for inputting, storing, managing, analyzing and mapping spatial data. This article argues that each of these functions can help researchers interested in spatial economics. In addition, GIS provide access to new data that is both interesting in its own right, but also as a source of exogenous variation. Copyright (c) 2010, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Overman, Henry G.
Published in:	Journal of Regional Science. - Wiley Blackwell, ISSN 0022-4146. - Vol. 50.2010, 1, p. 165-180
Publisher:	Wiley Blackwell

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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