Collaboration Between Firms and Universities in Italy: The Role of a Firm’s Proximity to Top-Rated Departments

Italian Economic Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 219-251

  Fantino, Davide ^a   Mori, Alessandra ^a   Scalise, Diego ^a  

^a BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Innovation; R D expenditure; Research collaboration; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013870108     PISSN: 2199322X     EISSN: 21993238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40797-014-0003-2     Document Type: Article

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