Creativity and regional innovation: Evidence from EU regions

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1508-1522

  Sleuwaegen, Leo ^a,b   Boiardi, Priscilla ^a,b  

^a VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Creativity; Innovation; Innovation systems; Regional development; Regional policy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INNOVATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CREATIVITY; FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS; INNOVATION SYSTEM; PATENTING ACTIVITIES; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS; REGIONAL POLICIES; TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE;

REGIONAL PLANNING;

EID: 84906948879     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.03.014     Document Type: Article

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