Exploring factors affecting international technological specialization: The role of knowledge flows and the structure of innovative activity

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 411-434

  Malerba, Franco ^a   Montobbio, Fabio ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Knowledge spillover; Market structure; Technological specialisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142230463     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-003-0162-z     Document Type: Article

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