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.

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Year of publication:	2010-02
Authors:	Overman, Henry G.
Institutions:	London School of Economics (LSE)
Subject:	GIS \| spatial economics

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	LSE Research Online Documents on Economics.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in Journal of Regional Science, February, 2010, 50(1), pp. 165-180. ISSN: 0022-4146
Classification:	J1 - Demographic Economics
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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