Toward an economic theory of media diffusion based on the parameters of the logistic growth equation

Journal of Media Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 233-246

  Dimmick, John ^a   Wang, Tao ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27844578713     PISSN: 08997764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327736me1804_1     Document Type: Article

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