Patent renewals and R and D incentives

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-213

  Cornelli, Francesca ^a   Schankerman, Mark ^a  

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EID: 0009844638     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2556077     Document Type: Article

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