Observing technological trajectories in patent data: Empirical methods to study the emergence and growth of new technologies

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1266-1274

  Graff, Gregory D ^a  

^a Bio Era LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0347900408     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0092-5853.2003.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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