Market structure and the timing of technology adoption with network externalities
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Market Structure and the Timing of Technology Adoption with Network Externalities
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عنوان ژورنال: European Economic Review
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0014-2921
DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2921(97)00065-2