Patents, technological inputs and spillovers among regions

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1473-1486

  Gumbau Albert, Mercedes ^a   Maudos, Joaquín ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b University of Valencia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; HUMAN CAPITAL; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRADE FLOW;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 67650297215     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840601032250     Document Type: Article

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