The role of prices in models of innovation diffusion

Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 539-555

  Bottomley, Paul A ^a,c,d   Fildes, Robert ^b,e,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f University of California in Statistics ^*

^g Department of Management Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Forecasting comparison; Innovation diffusion; Predictive validity; Prices

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000121009     PISSN: 02776693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-131X(199812)17:7<539::AID-FOR684>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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