Disclosure or secrecy? The dynamics of Open Science

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 449-462

  Mukherjee, Arijit ^a   Stern, Scott ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Open Science; Overlapping generations; Pasteur's Quadrant

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC SYSTEMS; FUTURE GENERATIONS; KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTIONS; OPEN SCIENCE; OVERLAPPING GENERATIONS; PARAMETER REGIONS; PASTEUR'S QUADRANT; PEER-REVIEW PROCESS; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; PUBLIC SUPPORTS; SOCIAL WELFARES;

EID: 63449109793     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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