Social distance versus spatial distance in R&D cooperation: Empirical evidence from European collaboration choices in micro and nanotechnologies

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 495-519

  Autant bernard, Corinne ^a   Billand, Pascal ^a   Frachisse, David ^a   Massard, Nadine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

Micro and nanotechnologies; R D collaboration; Social distance; Spatial distance; Spillovers

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; MICROECONOMICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34548208847     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2007.00132.x     Document Type: Article

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