Science, accounting and statistics: The input-output framework

Research Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1388-1403

  Godin, Benoît ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accounting; Input output; OECD; Science indicators; Statistics

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SEMANTICS;

ACCOUNTING; INPUT- OUTPUT FRAMEWORK; SCIENCE INDICATORS;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 35348944432     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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