Openness, absorptive capacity, and regional innovation in China

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 333-355

  Yang, Chih Hai ^a   Lin, Hui Lin ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Innovation; Patent; Spillover

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; INNOVATION; OECD; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

CHINA;

EID: 84863264542     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a44182     Document Type: Article

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