R&D, product innovation, and exporting: Evidence from UK new technology based firms

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 279-306

  Ganotakis, Panagiotis ^a   Love, James H ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; EXPORT; FIRM SIZE; INNOVATION; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79952836223     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpq027     Document Type: Article

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