Heterogeneity and Network Structure in the Dynamics of Diffusion: Comparing Agent-Based and Differential Equation Models

Hazhir Rahmandad
Hazhir Rahmandad
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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Falls Church, Virginia 22043
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John Sterman
John Sterman
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Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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Hazhir Rahmandad

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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Falls Church, Virginia 22043

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John Sterman

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Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142

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Published Online:1 May 2008https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1070.0787

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