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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Receiving incorrect information is costly: Diffusion and accuracy of market information among farmers in northern Ghana
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| Autores: |
Zanello, Giacomo
Shankar, Bhavani
Srinivasan, Chittur S.
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| Data: |
2012-05-28
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| Ano: |
2012
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| Palavras-chave: |
Market behaviour
Transaction costs
Information technologies
Consumer/Household Economics
International Development
Marketing
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
D82
D83
D84
O12
O55
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| Resumo: |
The recent adoption of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs, namely mobile phones and radios) in rural areas of Sub- Saharan Africa has brought new evidence that an updated and reliable flow of information can have direct benefits for farmers' welfare. However, if correct market information can benefit the users, incorrect information can be costly. In this study we explore the diffusion (quantity) and the accuracy (quality) of price information among farmers in northern Ghana, with a focus on the role of ICTs.
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| Tipo: |
Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/123967
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| Relação: |
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association>2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington
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| Formato: |
2
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