A Differential Game with Investment in Transport and Communication R&D

Colombo, Luca; Lambertini, Luca; Mantovani, Andrea Working Paper A Differential Game with Investment in Transport and Communication R&D Quaderni - Working Paper DSE, No. 466 Provided in Cooperation with: University of Bologna, Department of Economics Suggested Citation: Colombo, Luca; Lambertini, Luca; Mantovani, Andrea (2003) : A Differential Game with Investment in Transport and Communication R&D, Quaderni - Working Paper DSE, No. 466, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche (DSE), Bologna, https://doi.org/10.6092/unibo/amsacta/4828 This Version is available at: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/159307 Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen. 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