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Relative backwardness, absorptive capacity and knowledge spillovers

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  • Foster, Neil
  • Greenaway, David

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  • Falvey, Rod & Foster, Neil & Greenaway, David, 2007. "Relative backwardness, absorptive capacity and knowledge spillovers," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 97(3), pages 230-234, December.
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