Increasing returns and economic progress revisited

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-45

  Fischer, Jörg ^a  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economics; Knowledge; Return on investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242329710     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443580310455250     Document Type: Review

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