Productivity, innovation and R&D: Micro evidence for Italy

European Economic Review

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2037-2061

  Parisi, Maria Laura ^a   Schiantarelli, Fabio ^b   Sembenelli, Alessandro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorption; Innovation; Productivity; R D

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749608489     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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