Path dependence, lock-in, and history

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 205-226

  Liebowitz, S J ^a   Margolis, Stephen E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 50549094598     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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