A great wall of patents: What is behind China's recent patent explosion?

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-68

  Hu, Albert Guangzhou ^a   Jefferson, Gary H ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; FDI; Patent explosion; R D

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; OWNERSHIP; REFORM PROCESS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 67349208484     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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