Measuring knowledge spillovers in manufacturing and services: An empirical assessment of alternative approaches

Research Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 125-144

  Kaiser, Ulrich ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cis ii data; Geographical distance; Kernel density estimation; Knowledge spillovers; Ordered probit estimation with sample selection; Technological distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 31244434835     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(00)00159-1     Document Type: Article

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