Property rights and information flows: A simulation approach

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-93

  Boisot, Max ^a,b   MacMillan, Ian C ^b   Han, Kyeong Seok ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agent based simulation; Evolutionary modelling; Information flows; Intellectual property rights; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846357370     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-006-0031-7     Document Type: Review

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