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Local and firm-level influences on innovation performance: linkages, climate and externalities. Research Paper No. 40

Published: 10 May 2016

Interest in the local dimension of economic development has intensified in recent years with changes in the English policy landscape emphasising local policy action. In this paper we use an augmented version of the UK Innovation Surveys 4-7 to explore firm-level and local area influences on firms’ innovation performance.

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