Do financial constraints hold back innovation and growth?: Evidence on the role of public policy

Research Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1385-1403

  Hyytinen, Ari ^a   Toivanen, Otto ^a,b  

^a Elinkeinoelaman Tutkimuslaitos   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Corporate finance; Financial constraints; Firm growth; Innovation; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; MARKETING;

CAPITAL MARKETS; CORPORATE FINANCE; INNOVATION;

PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 27744601977     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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