On nonparametric estimation of the Schumpeterian link between innovation and firm size: Evidence from Belgium, France, and Germany

Empirical Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 401-426

  Bertschek, Irene ^a   Entorf, Horst ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross validation; Innovative activity; Nadaraya Watson estimator; Partially linear model; Wild bootstrap

Indexed keywords

FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION; INNOVATION ROLE; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; NONPARAMETRIC ESTIMATION;

BELGIUM; FRANCE; GERMANY;

EID: 0030427740     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01179865     Document Type: Article

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