R versus D: Estimating the differentiated effect of research and development on innovation results

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 93-129

  Barge Gil, Andrés ^a   López, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84925327958     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtu002     Document Type: Article

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