How important is U.S. location for research in science?

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 397-414

  Kahn, Shulamit ^a   MacGarvie, Megan J ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84964057515     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00490     Document Type: Article

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