The economics of university research parks

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 661-674

  Link, Albert N ^a   Scott, John T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Copyright; Innovation; Intellectual property; Patents; Trade marks

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; INNOVATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; REGIONAL ECONOMY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 38149091853     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grm030     Document Type: Review

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