The Mobility of Economic Agents as Conduits of Knowledge Spillovers

International Studies in Entrepreneurship

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages 8-25

  Audretsch, David B ^a   Keilbach, Max ^a  

^a Max Planck Working Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economic Knowledge; Entrepreneurial Activity; Knowledge Spillover; Small Firm; Venture Capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 85146097485     PISSN: 15721922     EISSN: 21975884     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-23140-4_2     Document Type: Chapter

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