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Public Policy, Locational Choice and the Innovation Capability of High-Tech Firms: A Comparison Between Israel and Ireland

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Frenkel, A.
Shefer, D.
Roper, S.

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Marked differences exist in the industrial and regional policy regimes adopted in Israel and Ireland. This paper reviews these differences and investigates their influence on the development of the high-tech sector in each area.

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Paper provided by Economic Research Institute of Northern Ireland in its series Working Papers NIERC. with number 67.

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Date of creation: 2001
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Keywords: REGIONAL POLICY ; TECHNOLOGY ; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

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O38 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - Government Policy
O31 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
O30 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - General

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  1. Amnon Frenkel & Eran Leck, 2006. "Investments in Higher Education and the Economic Performance of OECD Member Countries," ERSA conference papers ersa06p153, European Regional Science Association. [Downloadable!]
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