Contracting for tacit knowledge: The provision of technical services in technology licensing contracts

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 233-256

  Arora, Ashish ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Know how; Patents; Technology licensing

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; PATENTS; TECHNOLOGY LICENSING;

INDIA;

EID: 0030408324     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(96)00399-9     Document Type: Article

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