Arora, Ashish; Fosfuri, Andréa - In: Revue d'Économie Industrielle 92 (2000) 1, pp. 317-334
[eng] The chemical industry provides a good example of the existence and functioning of a market for technology. This paper suggests that, in chemicals, patents have played a key role in facilitating the purchase and sale of technology. However, patents alone would not be sufficient for the rise...