Factors Affecting University–Industry R&D Collaboration : The Importance of Screening and Signalling.
This paper presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of research cooperation between firms and Public Research Organisations for a sample of innovating small and medium-sized enterprises. The econometric analysis is based on the results of the KNOW survey carried out in seven EU countries during 2000.
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