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Provedor de dados:  AgEcon
País:  United States
Título:  Learning About a New Technology: Pineapple In Ghana
Autores:  Conley, Timothy G.
Udry, Christopher R.
Data:  2006-01-30
Ano:  2000
Palavras-chave:  Social learning
Technology
Innovation
Crop Production/Industries
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
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Resumo:  This paper investigates the role of social learning in the diffusion of a new agricultural technology in a developing country: Ghana. We use unique data on farmers’ communication patterns to define each individual’s information neighborhood, the set of others from whom he might learn. Our empirical strategy is to test whether farmers change their input decisions to align with those of their neighbors who were successful in previous periods. We present evidence that farmers adopt successful neighbors’ practices, conditional on many potentially confounding factors including the physical proximity of plots, credit arrangements, clan membership, and soil characteristics.
Tipo:  Working or Discussion Paper
Idioma:  Inglês
Identificador:  19713

http://purl.umn.edu/28400
Editor:  AgEcon Search
Relação:  Yale University>Economic Growth Center>Center Discussion Papers
Center Discussion Paper No. 817
Formato:  50

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