The technology clubs: The distribution of knowledge across nations

Research Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1659-1673

  Castellacci, Fulvio ^a   Archibugi, Daniele ^b,c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS NUPI   (Norway)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convergence clubs; Knowledge creation and dissemination; National systems; Polarization

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE CLUBS; DEVELOPED ECONOMIES; DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; GROWTH PERFORMANCES; GROWTH THEORIES; INITIAL CONDITIONS; KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND DISSEMINATION; LARGE CLUSTERS; LARGE SAMPLES; NATIONAL SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGES;

EID: 55549101897     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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