The evolution of networks of innovators within and across borders: Evidence from patent data

Research Policy

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 651-668

  Morescalchi, Andrea ^a,b   Pammolli, Fabio ^a   Penner, Orion ^a   Petersen, Alexander M ^a   Riccaboni, Massimo ^a,c  

^a IMT SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES LUCCA   (Italy)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cross border collaboration; European integration; Geography of knowledge; Gravity model; Networks of innovators; Spatial proximity

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

CROSS-BORDER; EUROPEAN INTEGRATION; GEOGRAPHY OF KNOWLEDGE; GRAVITY MODEL; SPATIAL PROXIMITY;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 84923128373     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.10.015     Document Type: Article

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