Knowledge technological proximity: evidence from US and European patents

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 807-819

  Aldieri, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

innovation; patents; technological proximity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890433054     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2013.788838     Document Type: Article

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