INNOVATION POLICY: RATIONALES, LESSONS AND CHALLENGES

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 497-512

  Fagerberg, Jan ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Grand challenges; Innovation; Innovation policy; National innovation systems

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; INNOVATION; POLICY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84971260440     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joes.12164     Document Type: Article

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