Industrial districts and financial constraints to innovation

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 597-624

  Ughetto, Elisa ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Credit rationing; Industrial districts; Innovation; Relationship finance

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INNOVATION; LENDING BEHAVIOR; MANUFACTURING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 70349981189     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: 14653486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02692170903007599     Document Type: Article

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