The gravity of knowledge

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1414-1444

  Keller, Wolfgang ^a,b   Yeaple, Stephen Ross ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84879170731     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.4.1414     Document Type: Review

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