Optimal patent length and patent breadth in an R&D driven market with evolving consumer preferences : an evolutionary multi-agent based modelling approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2017.02.005
Abstract: The aims of this paper are twofold. The first is to analyse the interaction between research and development (R&D) activities of firms and heterogeneous consumer preferences in structuring the evolution of an industry. The second… read more here.
Keywords: evolutionary multi; market; patent breadth; consumer preferences ... See more keywords