Models of technology diffusion

Research Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 603-625

  Geroski, P A ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Epidemics; Information cascades; Probit models; Technology diffusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002572983     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(99)00092-X     Document Type: Article

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