Do converters facilitate the transition to a new incompatible technology? A dynamic analysis of converters

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 825-835

  Choi, Jay Pil ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Compatibility; Converters; Externality; Network; Technology; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444441357     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7187(96)01013-2     Document Type: Article

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