Text-based network industries and endogenous product differentiation

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1423-1465

  Hoberg, Gerard ^a   Phillips, Gordon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; MARKETING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84976882361     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: 1537534X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/688176     Document Type: Article

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