The locational dynamics of the US biotech industry: Knowledge externalities and the anchor hypothesis

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 311-329

  Feldman, Maryann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345118876     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366271032000141661     Document Type: Article

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