The spatial hierarchy of technological change and economic development in Europe

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-132

  Verspagen, Bart ^a  

^a UNU MERIT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INNOVATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EUROPE;

EID: 77954089080     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-009-0293-8     Document Type: Article

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