How to evaluate the impact of academic spin-offs on local development: an empirical analysis of the Italian case
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Academic spin-offs; Economic impact; Local development; Italy; R12; M13; 033;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
- M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
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