Financial constraints and other obstacles: Are they a threat to innovation activity?

Economist

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-214

  Mohnen, P ^a   Palm, F C ^a   Van der Loeff, S Schim ^a   Tiwari, A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Financial constraints; Innovation policy; Innovations

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; FINANCIAL POLICY; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TAX INCENTIVE;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 47949083730     PISSN: 0013063X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10645-008-9089-y     Document Type: Article

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