The diffusion of new technology

Handbook of the Economics of Innovation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 733-760

  Stoneman, Paul ^a   Battisti, Giuliana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion policy; Extensive margin; Innovation; Intensive margin; New processes; New products; Technological diffusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872788217     PISSN: 22108807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7218(10)02001-0     Document Type: Chapter

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