Determinants of collaboration in European R&D networks: Empirical evidence from a discrete choice model

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-104

  Paier, Manfred ^a   Scherngell, Thomas ^a  

^a AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Discrete choice model; Eu framework programmes; Network formation; Ordered logistic regression; R D collaboration

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NETWORKING; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 78650261950     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2010.528935     Document Type: Article

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