Do financial constraints threat the innovation process? Evidence from Portuguese firms

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 701-736

  Silva, Filipe ^a   Carreira, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

financial constraints; innovation; Portugal; R D investment; subsidies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870548536     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2011.639979     Document Type: Article

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