Public funds and local biotechnology firm creation

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 121-137

  Kolympiris, Christos ^a   Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas ^b   Miller, Douglas ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c University of the Cumberlands   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Federal funding; Firm birth; MSA; NIH

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DATA PROCESSING; ECONOMICS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH;

FEDERAL FUNDINGS; FIRM BIRTH; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES; MSA; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH; NIH; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84889878055     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2013.07.012     Document Type: Article

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