Exploring the Impact of Innovation Policies in Economic Environments with Self-Regulating Agents in Multi-level Complex Systems

Abstract

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Evaluation and design of innovation policies in the agro-food sector: An application of multilevel self-regulating agents

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Empowering Organizations

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