Convergence in Global High Technology? A Decomposition and Specialisation Analysis for Advanced Countries

Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik

Volumn 218, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 552-573

  Grupp, Hariolf ^a,b   Jungmittag, Andre ^a  

^a Fraunhofer Inst Syst Innov Res ^*

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

Author keywords

High technology; Patent statistics; Specialisation; Strategic trade theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347786422     PISSN: 00214027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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