The microeconomics of manufacturing modernization programs

Research Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 807-818

  Feller, Irwin ^a   Nelson, Jon P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Government support; Microeconomics; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042097679     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(99)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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