The economic impacts of academic spin-off companies, and their implications for public policy

Research Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 736-747

  Vincett, P S ^a,b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic entrepreneurship; Economic impact; Government funding; Spin off company; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FINANCE; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ACADEMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; FOREIGN ACQUISITIONS; GOVERNMENT FUNDING; NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERINGS; PUBLIC INVESTMENTS; SPIN-OFF COMPANIES; TIME VALUE OF MONEY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 79958776201     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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