Are systems of innovation in Eastern Europe efficient?

Economic Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 109-126

  Kravtsova, Victoria ^a   Radosevic, Slavo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central and Eastern Europe; Innovation systems; Productivity; Technology capability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858446908     PISSN: 09393625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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