Intellectual property rights policy, competition and innovation

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-42

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a   Akcigit, Ufuk ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84856199392     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4774.2011.01053.x     Document Type: Article

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