Firm growth and localized knowledge externalities

Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 100-116

  Raspe, Otto ^a   Van Oort, Frank ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; FIRM SIZE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; PROFITABILITY; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67649432542     PISSN: 10904999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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