International technology diffusion: Theory and measurement

International Economic Review

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 537-570

  Eaton, Jonathan ^a   Kortum, Samuel ^a  

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EID: 0009098751     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2354.00028     Document Type: Article

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