Social capital, innovation and growth: Evidence from Europe

European Economic Review

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 544-567

  Akçomak, I Semih ^a   ter Weel, Bas ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CPB NETHERLANDS BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Economic growth; European Union; Innovation; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; EUROPEAN UNION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INNOVATION; MODELING; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 67349253843     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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