The crowding effects of basic and applied research: A theoretical and empirical analysis of an agricultural biotech industry

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 423-438

  Malla, Stavroula ^a   Gray, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canola; Imperfect competition; IPRs; Research spillovers; Search processes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGROINDUSTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CANOLA;

BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 18844375788     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2005.00732.x     Document Type: Article

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