Search Results - subject:"Technology Diffusion"

The Role of Internet Diffusion in Industrial Structure Upgrading : Evidence from China

Shi, Yupeng; Yang, Xuze; Zhang, Wentao - 2022

How technology innovation and diffusion influence the development of different industries has attracted extensive attention. Based on a panel dataset of 280 cities in China from 2007 to 2016, we examine the effect of Internet diffusion on local industrial structure upgrading. The results show...

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Information, Technology Adoption and Productivity : The Role of Mobile Phones in Agriculture

Gupta, Apoorv; Ponticelli, Jacopo; Tesei, Andrea - 2022

We study the effect of information on technology adoption and productivity in agriculture. Our empirical strategy exploits the expansion of the mobile phone network in previously uncovered areas of rural India coupled with the availability of call centers for agricultural advice. We measure...

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A Longitudinal Field Investigation of Gender Differences in Individual Technology Adoption Decision-making Processes

Venkatesh, Viswanath; Morris, Michael G.; Ackerman, … - 2022

This research investigated gender differences in the overlooked context of individual adoption and sustained usage of technology in the workplace using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). User reactions and technology usage behavior were studied over a five-month period among 355 workers being...

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The Diffusion of Epichoric Scripts and Coinage in the Ancient Hellenic Poleis

Chen, Yuxian; Ioannides, Yannis M. - 2022

The paper seeks to throw light at two discrete phenomena that were deemed as decisive for the development of the ancient Hellenic world and for urbanization in that part of the world via the emergence of sovereign urban entities, the Greek poleis. Although distinct, they are two conceptually and...

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Diffused Errors along Technology Spillovers : Evidence from the 510(k) Medical Device Market

Hsu, Po-Hsuan; Lee, Kyungran; Moon, S. Katie; Oh, Seungjoon - 2022

With the diffusion of new technologies, technical errors may pass down to subsequent inventions and create negative externalities. Using predicate lists in the 510(k) premarket notification program, we track the knowledge flows in medical devices that claim the equivalence between existing...

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Inflation Diffusion Through Production Networks

Bilgin, Nuriye Melisa - 2022

This study investigates the inflation dynamics across industries using a dataset of South Korean manufacturing industries over 56 years, starting from 1965 to 2021. This paper aims to answer the following questions: (1) How does producer price inflation diffuse through the economy? (2) In which...

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Technological Adoption in Health Care

Barros, Pedro; Martínez-Giralt, Xavier - 2022

This paper addresses the impact of payment systems on the rate of technology adoption. We present a model where technological shift is driven by demand uncertainty, increased patients’ benefit, financial variables, and the reimbursement system to providers. Two payment systems are studied:...

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ICT Diffusion and Economic Growth : A Comparative Study Across Economies

Ghalayini, Latifa; Nasser, Alissar; Ishker, Nermeen - 2022

The development in information and communication technology (ICT) has opened up many endless opportunities, enabling broad communication and easy access to knowledge and information. This paper aims to offer a discussion regarding the economic impact of ICT on 89 countries divided into 7 low-,...

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Innovation Diffusion Among Case-Based Decision-Makers

leung, tsz kin - 2022

This paper analyzes a model of innovation diffusion with case-based individuals a la Gilboa and Schmeidler (1995, 1996, 1997), who decide whether to consume an incumbent’s or an entrant’s product based on their and their social neighbors’ previous consumption experience. I analyze how...

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Intellectual Property and International Clean Technology Diffusion : Pathways and Prospects

Cheng, Wenting - 2022

International clean technology diffusion is essential to mitigate and adapt to climate change, while fast and optimal … diffusion can be prevented by the paywall of patents. This article explores the deficiency in clean technology diffusion caused … systematically examines three pathways to foster international clean technology diffusion through restriction of intellectual …

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