Mobility of skilled workers and co-invention networks: An anatomy of localized knowledge flows

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 439-468

  Breschi, Stefano ^a   Lissoni, Francesco ^a,b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Knowledge diffusion; Localized spillovers; Mobility; Networks

Indexed keywords

LABOR MOBILITY; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SKILLED LABOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 67649214457     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbp008     Document Type: Article

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