Exporting, R&D, and absorptive capacity in UK establishments

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-103

  Harris, Richard ^a   Li, Qian Cher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DATABASE; EXPORT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 57649121665     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpn011     Document Type: Article

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