Introduction to a special issue: New insights on EU-US comparison of corporate R&D

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 391-400

  Moncada Paternò Castello, Pietro ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVENESS; EUROPEAN UNION; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954839994     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234210X508615     Document Type: Article

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