Why has Britain had slower R & D growth?

Research Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 4-5, 1997, Pages 493-507

  Van Reenen, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British technology policy; Panel data; R D

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010459204     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0048-7333(97)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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