Informational cascades versus network externalities in locational choice: Evidence of 'ICT clusters' formation and stability

Regional Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-184

  Vicente, Jérôme ^a   Suire, Raphaël ^b  

^a École Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l'Enseignement Agricole   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Information and communication technology (ICT) clusters; Informational cascades; Network externalities; Proximities; Stability

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING;

EID: 33947427014     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400601108424     Document Type: Article

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