Innovation in industrial districts: Evidence from Italy

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 383-398

  Cainelli, Giulio ^a,b,c   De Liso, Nicola ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c University of Lecce ^*  (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cobb Douglas production function; Industrial districts; Innovation; Knowledge spillovers

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; MANUFACTURING; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

EID: 26644466523     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662710500195991     Document Type: Article

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