Proximity, networking and knowledge production in Europe: What lessons for innovation policy?

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1484-1498

  Marrocu, Emanuela ^a   Paci, Raffaele ^a   Usai, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

C31; Human capital; Networks; O18; O31; Proximity; R12; Technological production

Indexed keywords

C31; HUMAN CAPITALS; O18; O31; PROXIMITY; R12;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

INNOVATION;

HUMAN CAPITAL; INNOVATION; LABOR SUPPLY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84883456940     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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