A dynamic model of R&D competition

Research in Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 365-380

  Confessore, Giuseppe ^a   Mancuso, Paolo ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Cost reducing R D; Dynamic non cooperative feedback game

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036920240     PISSN: 10909443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/reec.2002.0282     Document Type: Review

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