The economics of innovation: From the classical legacies to the economics of complexity

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 611-646

  Antonelli, Cristiano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complexity; Diffusion; Innovation; Knowledge; Path dependence; Technological change

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649114555     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590802564543     Document Type: Article

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