R&D, innovation, and growth: Evidence from four manufacturing sectors in OECD countries

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 513-535

  Ulku, Hulya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; OECD; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34547909220     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpl022     Document Type: Article

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