University research and the location of business R&D

Economic Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 519, 2007, Pages

  Abramovsky, Laura ^a   Harrison, Rupert ^a   Simpson, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIVATE SECTOR; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH INSTITUTION; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250372203     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02038.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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