Rank, stock, order, and epidemic effects in the diffusion of new process technologies: An empirical model

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 503-528

  Karshenas, Massoud ^a   Stoneman, Paul L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85076802704     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: 17562171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2555742     Document Type: Article

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