Regional innovation measured by patent data-Does quality matter?

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-165

  Ejermo, Olof ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Geography of innovation; Innovation indicators; Patent data

Indexed keywords

HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 72149096998     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662710902764246     Document Type: Article

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