Productivity and innovation economy: Comparative analysis of European NUTS-2, 1995-2004;L'économie de la productivité et de l'innovation: Une analyse comparative des régions Europeénnes NUTS-2, de 1995 à 2004

Regional Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1269-1286

  Vieira, Elvira ^a,b,c   Neira, Isabel ^d   Vázquez, Emília ^d  

^a Business Research Unit   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Superior de Contabilidad e Administração   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic; Education; Growth; Innovation; Productivity; Regional

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; HUMAN RESOURCE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INNOVATION; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 80052553190     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.486781     Document Type: Article

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