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The Economics of Spatial Network Externalities and the Dynamics of Railway Gauge Standardization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2009

Douglas J. Puffert
Douglas J. Puffert
Affiliation:
U.S. International Trade Commission
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Summaries of Doctoral Dissertations
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The Journal of Economic History , Volume 52 , Issue 2 , June 1992 , pp. 449 - 452
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Copyright © The Economic History Association 1992

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1 This dissertation was completed in 1991 at the Economics Department of Stanford University under the supervision of Paul A. David. Research was supported in part by a grant from the Pacific Coast Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society.

2 “Network externalities” are benefits conveyed among members of a common network. An agent's realization of such benefits often depends on adopting a technology (here, gauge) that permits it to be integrated into the network.