A closed economy model of horizontal and vertical product differentiation: the case of innovation in biotechnology

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-264

  Acharya, Rohini ^a   Ziesemer, Thomas ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Growth; Innovation; Product differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249709024     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438599600000012     Document Type: Article

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