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Regional Studies Volume 51, 2017 - Issue 8: Knowledge Flows, Externalities and Innovation Networks
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Centrality of regions in R&D networks: a new measurement approach using the concept of bridging paths

Laurent R. BergéCREA, Université du Luxembourg, Luxembourg; and GREThA (UMR CNRS 5113), University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.Correspondence[email protected]
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Iris Wanzenböck[email protected] Institute of Sustainable Development, Innovation Studies Group, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; and Center for Innovation Systems & Policy, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria.View further author information
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Thomas Scherngell[email protected] for Innovation Systems & Policy, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria; and Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Institute for Economic Geography and GIScience, Vienna, Austria.View further author information
Pages 1165-1178 | Received 01 Jul 2015, Published online: 08 Mar 2017

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