Path dependence and QWERTYs lock-in: Toward a Veblenian interpretation

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 457-464

  Hall, John ^a   Lacasa, Iciar Dominguez ^b   Günther, Jutta ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HALLE INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

ceremonial encapsulation; lock in; path dependence; Paul Dale Bush; Thorstein Veblen

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957692878     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JEI0021-3624450223     Document Type: Article

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