Innovation and firm growth over the business cycle

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 321-347

  Spescha, Andrin ^a   Woerter, Martin ^a  

^a KOF SWISS ECONOMIC INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

business cycle; firm growth; Innovation

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; MACROECONOMICS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 85041516683     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2018.1431523     Document Type: Article

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