We study the effect of different information sources on diffusion between and within companies. Our model of economically optimising farmers replicates results from dual process persuasion theory, and predicts that inter-firm diffusion will be primarily affected by reliable, easily accessible...

We present an information good pricing model with persistently heterogeneous consumers and a rising marginal propensity for them to pirate. Three offsetting pricing mechanisms occur: skimming, compressing price changes, and delaying product launch. We identify a novel trade off in piracy’s...

The clinical stage of drug approval processes commonly starts with a safety test, and if it is successful, efficacy and further safety tests follow. This paper examines how the sequence of these tests affects pharmaceutical companies’ choice of drugs to develop. The safety-first testing...

In this paper we examine determinants of initial adoption and subsequent intensification of commercial use of the internet. In contrast to previous examinations that have looked at initial adoption and intensification in the highest income countries, we study companies in Latin America and the...

This paper examines how different ethical positions view various types of animal advocacy campaigns concerning a product produced using animals. The ethical positions represent common company, society, and animal advocate viewpoints. Working in a market model with a monopolistic supplier, we...