Persistence of innovation: Stylised facts and panel data evidence

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 226-243

  Peters, Bettina ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamic random effects panel probit model; Innovation; Persistence; State dependence; Unobserved heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; GERMAN MANUFACTURING; PERSISTENCE; RANDOM EFFECTS; SERVICE SECTORS; SKILLED EMPLOYEES; STATE DEPENDENCE; UNOBSERVED HETEROGENEITY;

INNOVATION; MANUFACTURE; RANDOM PROCESSES;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 58549088325     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-007-9072-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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