The dynamics of collective invention

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 513-532

  Cowan, R ^a   Jonard, N ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Centre de Recherche en Epistemologie Appliquee Ecole Polytechnique   (France)

Author keywords

Collective invention; Knowledge; Networks; Small worlds

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141569418     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(03)00091-X     Document Type: Article

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