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Title: Strategic Experimentation and Disruptive Technological Change

Author(s): Fabiano Schivardi and Martin Schneider

Publication Date: February 2005

Keyword(s): dynamic games, innovation, learning and oligopoly

Programme Area(s): Industrial Organization

Abstract: This paper studies the diffusion of a new technology that is brought to market while its potential is still uncertain. We consider a dynamic game in which firms improve both a new and a rival old technology while learning about the relative potential of both technologies. We use the model to understand historical evidence on diffusion and market structure. In particular, the model explains why a change in market leadership often goes along with slow diffusion. It also provides a rational explanation for observed ?incumbent inertia? and shows how markets can make mistakes in the selection of new technologies.

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Schivardi, F and Schneider, M. 2005. 'Strategic Experimentation and Disruptive Technological Change'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=4925