Technology and Epidemics /

Evidence from historical and epidemiological literatures show that epidemics tend to spread in the population according to a logistic pattern. We conjecture that the impact of new technologies on output follows a pattern of spread not unlike that of typical epidemics. After reaching a critical mass,...

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Auteur principal: Chong, Alberto
Autres auteurs: Zanforlin, Luisa
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/125
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF