NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES DETERMINANTS OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION: PRIVATE VALUE AND PEER EFFECTS IN MENSTRUAL CUP TAKE-UP

NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES DETERMINANTS OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION: PRIVATE VALUE AND PEER EFFECTS IN MENSTRUAL CUP TAKE-UP
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NBER 工作论文系列技术采用的决定因素:月经杯采用中的私人价值和同行效应

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10.3386/w14828
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2009
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NBER Working Paper Series
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通讯作者:
Rebecca Thornton
Rebecca Thornton
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作者:
Emily Oster;Rebecca Thornton

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