Capturing knowledge within and across firm boundaries: Evidence from clinical development

American Economic Review

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1591-1612

  Azoulay, Pierre ^a,b  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 16244379817     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828043052259     Document Type: Article

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