Innovation variety and patent breadth

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 152-166

  Hopenhayn, Hugo A ^a   Mitchell, Matthew F ^a  

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EID: 0035589293     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2696402     Document Type: Article

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