Spatial patterns of inventors' mobility: Evidence on US urban areas

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-250

  Breschi, Stefano ^a   Lenzi, Camilla ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geographical proximity; Inventor; Knowledge spillovers; Mobility

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; SPILLOVER EFFECT; URBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954653959     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2010.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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