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Raw Data
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Cleaning Files
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Input Files
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Citation

Publications using any data from this website should cite the following paper:

"Gaining Steam: Technology Diffusion with Recurring Lock-in," Richard Hornbeck, Shanon Hsuan-Ming Hsu, Anders Humlum, and Martin Rotemberg, September 2025.

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