The neo-Luddite's lament: Excessive upgrades in the software industry

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 253-272

  Ellison, Glenn ^a   Fudenberg, Drew ^a  

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EID: 0034392737     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2601040     Document Type: Article

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