Innovation and firm growth in high-tech sectors: A quantile regression approach

Research Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 633-648

  Coad, Alex ^a,b,c   Rao, Rekha ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^c SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fast growth firms; Firm growth; Innovation; Patents; Quantile regression

Indexed keywords

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FAST-GROWTH FIRMS; FIRM GROWTH; QUANTILE REGRESSION;

INNOVATION;

EID: 41749089115     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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