Delocalization Patterns in University-Industry Interaction: Evidence from the Sixth R&D Framework Programme

European Planning Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1676-1701

  Azagra Caro, Joaquín M ^a,d,e   Pontikakis, Dimitrios ^b,d   Varga, Attila ^c  

^a INGENIO CSIC UPV Technical University of Valencia   (Spain)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^e The Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; LOCAL ECONOMY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EUROPE;

EID: 84886443574     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2012.722949     Document Type: Article

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