Explaining the variation in the empirical estimates of academic knowledge spillovers

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 606-634

  Ghinamo, Mauro L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

EID: 84866556007     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2012.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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