The nature of long-run technological change: Innovation, evolution and technological systems

Research Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-93

  Leoncini, Riccardo ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evolution; Innovation; Long run technological change; Technological system

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY;

EVOLUTION; INNOVATION; LONG RUN TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 0032074227     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(98)00025-0     Document Type: Article

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