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Innovation and regional absorptive capacity: the labour market dimension

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  • Stephen Roper & James Love, 2006. "Innovation and regional absorptive capacity: the labour market dimension," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 40(2), pages 437-447, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:anresc:v:40:y:2006:i:2:p:437-447
    DOI: 10.1007/s00168-006-0068-4
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    Keywords

    O18; O31; R12;
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    JEL classification:

    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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