Patent citations and the geography of knowledge spillovers: A reassessment

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 450-460

  Thompson, Peter ^a   Fox Kean, Melanie ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 20444420931     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828053828509     Document Type: Review

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