Are regional systems greening the economy? Local spillovers, green innovations and firms’ economic performances

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 692-713

  Antonioli, Davide ^a   Borghesi, Simone ^b   Mazzanti, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

agglomeration; Environmental innovations; firm economic performances; local spillovers; manufacturing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954207373     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2015.1127557     Document Type: Article

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