Economics of technology policy

Handbook of the Economics of Innovation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1181-1218

  Edward Steinmueller, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation systems; Policy design; Technology policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872825877     PISSN: 22108807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7218(10)02012-5     Document Type: Chapter

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