The effect of incomplete information about future technological opportunities on pre-emption

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 765-799

  Somma, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

D24; L13

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033413303     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(97)00062-3     Document Type: Article

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