The crash of the knowledge economy

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 665-683

  Pagano, Ugo ^a   Rossi, Maria Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic development; Intellectual property rights; Keynesian multiplier

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL POLICY; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; KEYNESIAN THEORY; MONETARY POLICY; PROTECTIONISM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650376935     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bep033     Document Type: Article

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