High-tech clusters, technology spillovers, and trade secret laws

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-65

  Fosfuri, Andrea ^a,b   Rønde, Thomas ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d CEBR   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cumulative innovation; Industrial districts; Intellectual property rights; Technology spillovers

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ENGINEERS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

CUMULATIVE INNOVATION; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS; TECHNOLOGY SPILLOVERS;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 0346332897     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7187(03)00123-1     Document Type: Article

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