Is the economic crisis impairing convergence in innovation performance across Europe?

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1153-1182

  Archibugi, Daniele ^a   Filippetti, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80054037694     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2011.02191.x     Document Type: Article

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