Do public subsidies complement business R&D? A meta-analysis of the econometric evidence

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Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-102

  García Quevedo, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; INVESTMENT; META-ANALYSIS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

EID: 12144287160     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0023-5962.2004.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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