Are new technology-based firms located on science parks really more innovative?. Evidence from Taiwan

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-85

  Yang, Chih Hai ^a   Motohashi, Kazuyuki ^b   Chen, Jong Rong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Productivity; R D; Science park

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY;

CLUSTERING EFFECTS; D INVESTMENTS; EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; HSINCHU; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PANEL DATUMS; RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS; SCIENCE PARK;

PARKS;

EID: 57749171391     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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