The impacts of public policies on private R&D investment in Taiwan's national science parks

International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-28

  Huang, Shu Chin ^a   Lin, Jen Jen ^a  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Demand pull; Entrepreneurship; Institutions; Proportion test; R D; Relative risk; Science park; Supplypush; Technology policy

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TAXATION;

DEMAND-PULL; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; RELATIVE RISKS; SCIENCE PARK; SUPPLYPUSH; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84892877606     PISSN: 14684322     EISSN: 17415292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTPM.2014.058728     Document Type: Article

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