The embodiment hypothesis revisited: Evidence from the U.S. local exchange carriers

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 219-235

  Sung, Nakil ^a  

^a KT Cooperation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cost function; Embodied technical change; Input quality; L11; L96; O30

Indexed keywords

LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

USA;

EID: 0031853568     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6245(97)00031-0     Document Type: Article

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