Inside innovation persistence: New evidence from italian micro-data

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 341-353

  Antonelli, Cristiano ^a,d   Crespi, Francesco ^b,d   Scellato, Giuseppe ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^d BRICK (Bureau of Research in Innovation Complexity Knowledge)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Innovation; Past dependence; Persistence

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

ITALY;

EID: 84870749477     PISSN: 0954349X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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