R&D efficiency and economic performance: A cross-country analysis using the stochastic frontier approach

Journal of Policy Modeling

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 345-360

  Wang, Eric C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Operating environment; R D; Stochastic frontier analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047155010     PISSN: 01618938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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