Knowledge in regional economic growth - The role of knowledge accessibility

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-149

  Andersson, Martin ^a   Karlsson, Charlie ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Endogenous Growth; Knowledge; Region; Spillovers; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 34247172565     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662710701252450     Document Type: Article

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