Technology and economic theory

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 153-171

  Stan Metcalfe, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Technological change; Technology; Transformations

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT THEORY; ECONOMIC THEORY; GROWTH THEORY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 77950949024     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bep075     Document Type: Article

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