Industry R&D intensity distributions: Regularities and underlying determinants

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 307-341

  Lee, Chang Yang ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lognormal distribution; R D intensity distributions; Technological competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036666021     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-002-0117-9     Document Type: Article

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