EU-US differences in the size of R&D intensive firms: Do they explain the overall R&D intensity gap?

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 429-441

  Ortega Argilés, Raquel ^a   Brandsma, Andries ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; FIRM SIZE; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954856317     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234210X508633     Document Type: Article

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