Technological activity and productivity in the Spanish regions

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-80

  Gumbau Albert, Mercedes ^a   Maudos, Joaquín ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b University of Valencia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33645237489     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-005-0027-5     Document Type: Article

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