Technological opportunity and economies of scale in research productivity: A study on three global industries

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 419-436

  Fung, Michael K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Innovation; Patent; Research productivity; Technology

Indexed keywords

ECONOMY OF SCALE; INNOVATION; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0036906408     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021170731353     Document Type: Article

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