The impact of clustering on scientific mobility: A case study of the UK

Innovation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 343-359

  Millard, Debbie ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; LOCATION DECISION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 23944513099     PISSN: 13511610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13511610500186714     Document Type: Article

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