Is R&D investment in lagging areas of Europe worthwhile? Theory and empirical evidence

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 275-295

  Rodríguez Pose, Andrés ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic growth; R D; Regions; Spillovers; Technology; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037683642     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00013631     Document Type: Article

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