On the origins of the worldwide surge in patenting: An industry perspective on the R&D-patent relationship

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 535-572

  Danguy, Jérôme ^a   de Rassenfosse, Gaetan ^b   Van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Bruno ^a  

^a SOLVAY BRUSSELS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84896466117     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtt042     Document Type: Article

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