Relating inertia and experience in technology markets: An analysis of households' personal computer choices

Applied Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 29, 2011, Pages 4501-4514

  Prince, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COMMODITY MARKET; COMPUTER; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 80051736554     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2010.491469     Document Type: Article

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