Innovative firm behavior and local milieu: Exploring the intersection of agglomeration, firm effects, and technological change

Economic Geography

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 233-258

  Harrison, Bennett ^a   Kelley, Maryellen R ^b   Gant, Jon ^b  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Industrial organization; Innovation; Localization; Programmable automation; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

FIRM BEHAVIOUR; INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOUR; LOCAL AREA; SPATIAL AGGLOMERATION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

USA;

EID: 0030434578     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/144400     Document Type: Article

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