Identifying The Demand For Features: An Application To Mainframe Computers
This paper examines the mainframe computer market from 1985-1991 and attempts to identify the types of buyers that demand particular computer features, such as speed and memory. To identify these buyers, demand for computer characteristics is estimated using a demand model based on Rosen (1974). Through these demand estimates we are able to show that the advent of on-line transactions processing was pushing the demand for computer speed and memory to some extent. However, beyond this specialized application, only a few industries seemed to be demanding the newest technology, while the majority of buyers continued to buy small mainframes throughout the sample period.
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2000
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Authors: | Brown, Kenneth ; Greenstein, Shane |
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Economics of Innovation and New Technology. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1043-8599. - Vol. 9.2000, 4, p. 353-384
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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