The effects of knowledge capital on enhancing firms' productivity in Taiwan: Does R&D or technology import matter?

Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-153

  Chen, Jong Rong ^a   Yang, Chih Hai ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Productivity; R D; Spillover; Technology imports

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847715850     PISSN: 0018280X     EISSN: 2436097X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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