Network externalities and technology adoption
Carlos Merino
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Carlos Merino
Abstract
The aim of this article is to theoretically build a demand curve characterized by network externalities and study whether empirical evidence supports the theoretical form of it. Secondly, several possible equilibriums are analyzed assuming different behaviors of companies in the presence of these externalities.
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The aim of this article is to theoretically build a demand curve characterized by network externalities and study whether empirical evidence supports the theoretical form of it. Secondly, several possible equilibriums are analyzed assuming different behaviors of companies in the presence of these externalities.
Key concepts: Externality, Network effect, Economics, Empirical evidence, Microeconomics, Industrial organization, Public economics, Philosophy