Technological competition and the structure of the computer industry

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-40

  Bresnahan, Timothy F ^a   Greenstein, Shane ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033482066     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6451.00088     Document Type: Article

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