R&D in SMEs: A paradox?

Small Business Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-11

  Ortega Argilés, Raquel ^a   Vivarelli, Marco ^b,c,d   Voigt, Peter ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

^d IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

European policy; Innovation; R D; R D subsidies; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349175650     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-009-9187-5     Document Type: Article

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