Keywords
Compatibility (geochemistry)EconomicsNetwork effectExternalityMicroeconomicsIndustrial organizationEngineering
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- Year
- 1985
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 424-440
- Citations
- 6178
- Access
- Closed
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Michael L. Katz
(1985).
Network externalities, competition, and compatibility.
American Economic Review
, 75
(3)
, 424-440.