Optimal diversity in investments with recombinant innovation

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 141-156

  Zeppini, Paolo ^a,b   van den Bergh, Jeroen C J M ^c,d  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balance; Modularity; R D; Recombination; Returns to scale

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; INVESTMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RETURNS TO SCALE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84873255399     PISSN: 0954349X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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