Regional economic integration and R&D investment

Research Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-246

  Cuervo Cazurra, Alvaro ^a   Un, C Annique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor markets; Product markets; R D; Regional economic integration

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INVESTMENTS; MARKETING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

FACTOR MARKETS; PRODUCT MARKETS; REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETITIVENESS;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33846886127     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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