Computational intermediation and the evolution of computation as a commodity

@article{Davies2004ComputationalIA,  title={Computational intermediation and the evolution of computation as a commodity},  author={Antony Davies},  journal={Applied Economics},  year={2004},  volume={36},  pages={1131 - 1142},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:7309750}}
  • A. Davies
  • Published20 June 2004
  • Computer Science, Economics
  • Applied Economics
The model implies that the demand for computation is discontinuous and that there is a lower limit to the quantity of computation consumers will demand that is independent of the price of power.

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