Social networks and industrial geography

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 513-527

  Sorenson, Olav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Entrepreneurship; Social networks; Spin offs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347532748     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-003-0165-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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