Knowledge spillovers, absorptive capacity, and skill intensity of chilean manufacturing plants

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-101

  Saito, Hisamitsu ^a   Gopinath, Munisamy ^b  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MANUFACTURING; SKILLED LABOR; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

CHILE;

EID: 79551641958     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2010.00677.x     Document Type: Article

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