Estimating level effects in diffusion of a new technology: barcode scanning at the checkout counter
Cross-country or cross-industry studies of technology diffusion typically estimate how independent factors affect diffusion speed or timing, often based on a two-stage approach. In many applications, however, countries (industries) differ most in the saturation level of diffusion. In
a single-stage econometric approach to a standard diffusion model, we therefore estimate how the saturation level covaries with independent factors. In our application to diffusion of an important retail information technology, we focus on the competitive effect of hypermarkets (superstores).
We also find standard scale, income and labour substitution effects.
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, Munich School of Management, Munich, Germany 2: European School of Management and Technology (ESMT), Berlin, Germany 3: Deutsches Institut fur Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin, Germany,Technische Universitat Berlin, Berlin, Germany,CEPR, London
Publication date: 01 May 2011
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