Bennet Woodcroft and the value of English patents, 1617-1841

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-115

  Nuvolari, Alessandro ^a   Tartari, Valentina ^b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Industrial Revolution; Invention; Patents

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650740747     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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