Set them free: Scientists' evaluations of the benefits and costs of university-industry research collaboration

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1117-1147

  Tartari, Valentina ^a   Breschi, Stefano ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HIGHER EDUCATION;

EID: 84867129034     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dts004     Document Type: Article

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