The role of spatial agglomeration in a structural model of innovation, productivity and export: A firm-level analysis

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 577-600

  Antonietti, Roberto ^a   Cainelli, Giulio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXPORT; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

ITALY;

EID: 84872873180     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-009-0359-7     Document Type: Article

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