Research prizes: A mechanism to reward agricultural innovation in low-income regions

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Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 71-74

  Masters, William A ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Incentives for research; Intellectual property; Private provision of public goods

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942754063     PISSN: 1522936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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