The effect of regional differences on the performance of software firms in the Netherlands

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 567-588

  Boschma, Ron A ^a   Weterings, Anet B R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agglomeration economics; Evolutionary economics; Innovative productivity; Software sector; Spin offs

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SOFTWARE;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 27844472064     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbh074     Document Type: Article

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