Ideas and innovation in East Asia

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-207

  Brahmbhatt, Milan ^a   Hu, Albert ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WORLD BANK;

CHINA; JAPAN; KOREA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955755687     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: 15646971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkp017     Document Type: Article

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