Resistance to Technology Adoption: The Rise and Decline of Guilds

B-Tier
Journal: Review of Economic Dynamics
Year: 2014
Volume: 17
Issue: 3
Pages: 437-458

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper analyzes the decision of a group of specialized workers to form a guild and block the adoption of a new technology that does not require their specialized input. The theory predicts an inverted-U relation between guilds

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:red:issued:11-151
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25