The nature of innovation market failure and the design of public support for private innovation

Research Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 437-447

  Martin, Stephen ^a   Scott, John T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Innovation policy; O31; O38; Technological change

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000048058     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(99)00084-0     Document Type: Article

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