The productivity effects of internal and external R&D: Evidence from a dynamic panel data model

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 399-413

  Lokshin, Boris ^a,b   Belderbos, René ^c,d   Carree, Martin ^b  

^a UNU MERIT   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 43049095748     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: 14680084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0084.2008.00503.x     Document Type: Article

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