Spatial Distribution of Hungarian Innovation–Driven Enterprises

Author information:

Mihály Szoboszlai https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1726-5884: Magyar Nemzeti Bank, Senior Expert; University of Pécs, PhD Candidate. E-mail: szoboszlaim@mnb.hu

Cite as (APA):

Szoboszlai, M. (2024). Spatial Distribution of Hungarian Innovation–Driven Enterprises. Financial and Economic Review, 23(3), 18–42. https://doi.org/10.33893/FER.23.3.18

Column:

Study

Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes:

C21, O12, O39, O49

Keywords:

innovation, growth, firm-level data, regression analysis

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