Foreign technology acquisition policy and firm performance in Japan, 1957-1970: Micro-aspects of industrial policy

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 563-586

  Kiyota, Kozo ^a   Okazaki, Tetsuji ^b  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Industrial policy; Productivity; Technology

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INDUSTRIAL POLICY; JAPAN; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION;

PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 24644496640     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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