Behind the Diffusion Curve
Theoretical and Applied Contributions to the Microeconomics of Technology Adoption
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Paperback/Softback
150 pages
978-0-8133-7483-3 (ISBN)
Description
A work on the adoption of industrial process innovations, this is the complete monograph from which the author's research memorandum "A Contribution to the Theory of Diffusion" was drawn. Distinguishing between psychological/behavioural and economic/choice theoretic approaches, this study aims to extend the range of the latter class of models and to integrate applied diffusion theory with the theory of production and investment in competitive industries.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-7483-3 (9780813374833)
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Content
Introduction: Another Theory of Diffusion? A Critique of the State of the Art, Circa 1970;A New Model of Diffusion;Empirical Implications: The Probit Model and Related Applications;Diffusion Dynamics: Industrialization and Productivity Growth;Anticipated Automation: Diffusion when Incremental Technology Improvements Are Foreseen ,with T. E. Olsen. ;Information Provision vs. Adoption Subsidies as Instruments ,with P. Stoneman. ;Narrow Window, Blind Giants, and Angry Orphans: Competitive Technology Diffusion and Public Policy.