R&D investment decision and optimal subsidy

R and D Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 137-148

  Jou, Jyh Bang ^a   Lee, Tan ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAKMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0035637220     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9310.00204     Document Type: Article

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