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Publicly Funded Science and the Productivity of the Pharmaceutical Industry

In: Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 1

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  • Iain M. Cockburn & Rebecca M. Henderson, 2001. "Publicly Funded Science and the Productivity of the Pharmaceutical Industry," NBER Chapters, in: Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 1, pages 1-34, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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