Measuring knowledge spillovers: What patents, licenses and publications reveal about innovation diffusion

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 994-1005

  Nelson, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation diffusion; Knowledge spillovers; Licenses; Patents; Publications

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION DIFFUSION; KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS; LICENSES; PATENTS; PUBLICATIONS;

DIFFUSION; DNA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 67349162172     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2009.01.023     Document Type: Article

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