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Identifying The Demand For Features: An Application To Mainframe Computers

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volume

9

Issue

4

First Page

353

Last Page

384

Abstract

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. © 2000 OPA (Ovuwas Publishers Association) N.V.

Department

Department of Economics

Original Publication Date

1-1-2000

DOI of published version

10.1080/10438590000000014

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