Do agglomeration and technology affect vertical integration? Evidence from Italian business groups

International Journal of the Economics of Business

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-322

  Cainelli, Giulo ^a   Iacobucci, Donato ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Business groups; Spatial agglomeration; Technology; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955847133     PISSN: 13571516     EISSN: 14661829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13571510903227049     Document Type: Article

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