A stochastic logistic innovation diffusion model studying the electricity consumption in Greece and the United States

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 235-246

  Giovanis, A N ^b   Skiadas, C H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; MODELING;

GREECE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032704671     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1625(99)00005-0     Document Type: Article

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