Multinational enterprises and innovation: Firm level evidence on spillover via R&D collaboration

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-71

  Lööf, Hans ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Innovation; Multinational enterprises; R D collaboration; Spillovers

Indexed keywords

EID: 58549104111     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-008-0103-y     Document Type: Article

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