全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): Upstream, Downstream: Diffusion and Impacts of the Universal Product Code

G2TT

来源类型	Working Paper
规范类型	报告
DOI	10.3386/w24040
来源ID	Working Paper 24040
	Upstream, Downstream: Diffusion and Impacts of the Universal Product Code
	Emek Basker; Timothy Simcoe
发表日期	2017-11-20
出版年	2017
语种	英语
摘要	We study the adoption, diffusion, and impacts of the Universal Product Code (UPC) between 1975 and 1992, during the initial years of the barcode system. We find evidence of network effects in the diffusion process. Matched-sample difference-in-difference estimates show that firm size and trademark registrations increase following UPC adoption by manufacturers. Industry-level import penetration also increases with domestic UPC adoption. Our findings suggest that barcodes, scanning, and related technologies helped stimulate variety-enhancing product innovation and encourage the growth of international retail supply chains.
主题	Industrial Organization ; Market Structure and Firm Performance ; Industry Studies ; Development and Growth ; Innovation and R& ; D
URL	https://www.nber.org/papers/w24040
来源智库	National Bureau of Economic Research (United States)
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资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/581714
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Emek Basker,Timothy Simcoe. Upstream, Downstream: Diffusion and Impacts of the Universal Product Code. 2017.