Northern and southern innovativity: A comparison across European and Latin American countries

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-239

  Raffo, Julio ^a,b   Lhuillery, Stephane ^b   Miotti, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Innovation; MNEs; Productivity; R D

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INNOVATION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; SWITZERLAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 46949108320     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09578810802060777     Document Type: Article

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