Trade in ideas patenting and productivity in the OECD

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 251-278

  Eaton, Jonathan ^a,b   Kortum, Samuel ^a,b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; International diffusion; Patent; Productivity; Research; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000036966     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1996(95)01407-1     Document Type: Article

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