Patterns of diffusion of electronic commerce in retail industries: Theory and evidence

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 261-294

  Dinlersoz, Emin M ^a   Pereira, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Portuguese Competition Authority   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; RETAILING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 27844524929     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/51.2-3.261     Document Type: Article

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