The impact of patent protection, economy openness and national culture on R&D investment: A cross-country empirical investigation

Research Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1059-1068

  Varsakelis, Nikos C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Economy openness; National culture; O20; O34; O50; Property rights; R D intensity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035420019     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(00)00130-X     Document Type: Article

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