Preemptive search and R&D clustering

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 324-338

  Cardon, James H ^a   Sasaki, Dan ^a  

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EID: 0009875024     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2555891     Document Type: Article

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