Codiffusion of Technologies in Social Networks

Natalia Lazzati

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2020, vol. 12, issue 4, 193-228

Abstract: This paper studies the diffusion process of two complementary technologies among people who are connected through a social network. It characterizes adoption rates over time for different initial allocations and network structures. In doing so, we provide some microfoundations for the stochastic formation of consideration sets. We are particularly interested in the following question: suppose we want to maximize technology diffusion and have a limited number of units of each of the two technologies to initially distribute—how should we allocate these units among people in the social network?

JEL-codes: D83 O33 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1257/mic.20180220

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