University iprs and knowledge transfer: Is university ownership more efficient?

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 627-648

  Crespi, Gustavo A ^a   Geuna, Aldo ^b,c,d   Nomaler, Önder ^e   Verspagen, Bart ^f,g  

^a INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Laboratorio R Revelli Collegio Carlo Alberto   (Italy)

^d GRENOBLE ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT   (France)

^e EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

European universities; Public private technology transfer; University patenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149236523     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590903354984     Document Type: Article

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