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Radical scientific discoveries and technical breakthroughs can profoundly affect economic growth and social welfare (Romer, 1990). When radical discoveries link together and reinforce each other, they create a platform for continuing innovation with the potential to affect multiple sectors of the economy or give rise to new ones, causing far-reaching structural, social, and economic changes (Freeman & Perez, 1988).
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Kalaitzandonakes, N. (2003). Economic and Environmental Impacts of Agrobiotechnology: An Introduction. In: Kalaitzandonakes, N. (eds) The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Agbiotech. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0177-0_1
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