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<p><p>In this paper we use new data to describe how firms from 15 European countries organise their innovative activities. The data matches firm level accounting data with information on the patents that those firms and their subsidiaries have applied for at the European Patents Office. We describe the data in detail. </p></p>
Authors
CPP Co-Director, IFS Research Director
Rachel is Research Director and Professor at the University of Manchester. She was made a Dame for services to economic policy and education in 2021.
Research Fellow Institute for Fiscal Studies
Laura is a Research Fellow at IFS. Her current work focuses on tax and social protection policy and programme evaluation in developing countries.
Gareth Macartney
Working Paper details
- DOI
- 10.1920/wp.ifs.2008.0810
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Abramovsky, L et al. (2008). The location of innovative activity in Europe. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/location-innovative-activity-europe (accessed: 29 March 2024).
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