Staged efficiency and its determinants of regional innovation systems: A two-step analytical procedure

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 627-657

  Kaihua, Chen ^a   Mingting, Kou ^b,c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b SHANXI DATONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

C61; O11; P51

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; BENCHMARKING; COMMERCIALIZATION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; POLICY MAKING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84899140163     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-014-0604-6     Document Type: Article

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