Transnational spatial dependencies in the geography of non-resident patent filings

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-60

  Perkins, Richard ^a   Neumayer, Eric ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic linkages; Imitation; Knowledge; Patents; Spatial dependence

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; EXPORT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 78650389158     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbp057     Document Type: Article

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