Cooperation vs. competition in R&D: The role of stability of equilibrium

Journal of Economics/ Zeitschrift fur Nationalokonomie

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-73

  Amir, Rabah ^a   Wooders, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Research joint venture; Strategic R D; Unstable equilibrium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040397349     PISSN: 09318658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01227763     Document Type: Article

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