University licensing

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 620-639

  Thursby, Jerry G ^a   Thursby, Marie C ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Licences; Patents; University science

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; INNOVATION; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 38149023441     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grm031     Document Type: Article

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