Public Funding of R&D and Growth: Firm-Level Evidence from Finland

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-210

  Piekkola, H ^a  

^a Elinkeinoelaman Tutkimuslaitos   (Finland)

Author keywords

Endogenous growth; Linked employer employee data; Public expenditures; R D

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650428126     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590600661897     Document Type: Article

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