On the basis of data from two recent surveys on innovation diffusion in Italian manufacturing industry, this paper shows that informal R&D is an important part of the total R&D undertaken by small and medium sized firms. Nevertheless, when an output indicator such as the number and the nature of the
Firms size and R&D spillovers: Evidence from Italy
โ Scribed by David B. Audretsch; Marco Vivarelli
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 769 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0921-898X
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