On indirect trade-related R&D spillovers: The "Average Propagation Length" of foreign R&D

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 227-237

  Franco, Chiara ^a   Montresor, Sandro ^a   Vittucci Marzetti, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Average propagation length; International r d spillovers; Total factor productivity

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; OECD; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 79960291880     PISSN: 0954349X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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