Knowledge creation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth: A historical review

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1193-1229

  Carlsson, Bo ^a   Acs, Zoltan J ^b   Audretsch, David B ^c   Braunerhjelm, Pontus ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC HISTORY; ENTREPRENEUR; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; KNOWLEDGE; LITERATURE REVIEW; POST-WAR; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 76049113559     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtp043     Document Type: Article

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