Inducement Prizes and Innovation

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 657-696

  Brunt, Liam ^a   Lerner, Josh ^b   Nicholas, Tom ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84871531498     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: 14676451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joie.12002     Document Type: Article

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