Author: | Sarkar, J. |
Title: | Technological diffusion: Alternative theories and historical evidence |
Journal: | Journal of Economic Surveys
1998 : APR, VOL. 12:2, p. 131-176 |
Index terms: | TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION THEORIES MODELS |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | This article presents a survey of the evolutionary and neoclassical approaches to modeling the process of technological diffusion, with an orientation that is distinct in two important respects from existing surveys. First, the present survey is designed to provide a comparative overview of the alternative approaches within a unified framework of analysis. Second, the survey attempts to link the theoretical methodologies to the variety of empirical and historical evidence, and evaluate how the theories best fit the evidence on the dynamics of the technological diffusion process. |
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