International and domestic technology transfers and productivity growth: Firm level evidence

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-32

  Belderbos, René ^a   Van Roy, Vincent ^b   Duvivier, Florence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SOLVAY BRUSSELS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 84873247243     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dts012     Document Type: Article

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