Selection and Comparative Advantage in Technology Adoption

Econometrica

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 159-209

  Suri, Tavneet ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative advantage; Heterogeneity; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651428686     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA7749     Document Type: Article

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