Assessing the relative importance of multiple channels for embodied and disembodied technological spillovers

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 272-286

  Krammer, Sorin M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

FDI; Licensing; Patents; R D spillovers; Trade

Indexed keywords

FDI; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS; PATENTS; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TECHNOLOGICAL SPILLOVERS; TRANSITION COUNTRIES;

COMMERCE; ECONOMICS; NUCLEAR REACTOR LICENSING; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

CAPITAL FLOW; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRADE FLOW;

EID: 84888049127     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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