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The (Changing) Knowledge Production Function: Evidence from the MIT Department of Biology for 1970–2000

In: The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy

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  • Christopher C. Liu

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  • Annamaria Conti & Christopher C. Liu, 2014. "The (Changing) Knowledge Production Function: Evidence from the MIT Department of Biology for 1970–2000," NBER Chapters, in: The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy, pages 49-74, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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