Brain competition policy as a new paradigm of regional policy: A European perspective

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 449-461

  Reiner, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brain competition policy; Europe; Human capital; Innovation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); HUMAN CAPITAL; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; LABOR MARKET; REGIONAL POLICY; SKILLED LABOR;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954649849     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2010.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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