Patents in a model of endogenous growth

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-123

  O'Donoghue, Ted ^a   Zweimüller, Josef ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Endogenous growth; Patent design; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344559385     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEG.0000023017.42109.c2     Document Type: Article

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