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- ↑ Castellacci, F. (2008). "Innovation in Norway in a European perspective" (PDF). Nordic Journal of Political Economy. 34: 1–43.
- ↑ Fagerberg, J.; et al. (2009). "Innovation-systems, path-dependency and policy: The co-evolution of science, technology and innovation policy and industrial structure in a small, resource-based economy" (PDF). TIK Working Papers Innovation Studies No. 20080624.
