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International Diffusion of New Technologies: A Multi-technology
Analysis of Latecomer Advantage and Global Economic Integration

The paper examines two popular yet highly controversial claims about the conditions most favorable to the rapid spread of new technology. To investigate the claims, the authors use event-history analysis to estimate the determinants of diffusion speed across a large panel of developed and developing countries for three very different technologies.

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