Patents, firm size and financial constraints: An empirical analysis for a panel of Italian manufacturing firms

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-76

  Scellato, Giuseppe ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Financial constraints; Firm size; Patenting incentives

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FIRM SIZE; INNOVATION; INVESTMENT; MANUFACTURING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846486696     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bel006     Document Type: Article

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