The path of technology diffusion: Which neighbors to learn from?

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 470-478

  Zhang, Xiaobo ^a   Fan, Shenggen ^a   Cai, Ximing ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0036793718     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cep/20.4.470     Document Type: Article

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