University R&D and firm productivity: Evidence from Italy

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 199-205

  Medda, Giuseppe ^a   Piga, Claudio ^b   Siegel, Donald S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Sample selection bias; Total factor productivity; University R D

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH; ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; REDUCED-FORM ESTIMATION; SAMPLE SELECTION BIAS; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; UNIVERSITY RESEARCH;

INDUSTRY; PRODUCTIVITY;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 34147147218     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-004-4366-7     Document Type: Article

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