Presidential address: Innovation in retrospect and prospect;Innovation: Rétrospectivement et prospectivement

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1087-1121

  Brander, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; MARKET CONDITIONS; TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77958589677     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2010.01607.x     Document Type: Article

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