Technology specialization and the magnitude and quality of exports

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 355-375

  Andersson, Martin ^a   Ejermo, Olof ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exports; Knowledge; Patents; Quality; Specialization; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149190121     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590701279714     Document Type: Article

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