| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP13419 |
| DP13419 The Value of Information in Technology Adoption: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh | |
| Asad Islam; Philip Ushchev; Yves Zenou; Xin Zhang | |
| 发表日期 | 2018-12-27 |
| 出版年 | 2018 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | We develop a theoretical model in which adoption decisions are based on information received from others about the quality of a new technology and on their risk attitude. We test the predictions of this model using a field experiment in Bangladesh. We show that treated farmers who receive better training in System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technology have more accurate information about this technology, and have a higher impact on the adoption rate of untreated farmers. We also find that untreated farmers that are more risk-averse tend to adopt less and are less influenced by their treated peers. Finally, a trained farmers' impact on his untrained peers increases if he himself adopts SRI technology. Our results indicate that the crucial determinant of technology adoption for untreated farmers is their degree of risk aversion and the accuracy and reliability of information transmission about the quality of technology circulated among farmers. |
| 主题 | Development Economics |
| 关键词 | Technology adoption Risk attitude Randomized controlled trial (rct) |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp13419-0 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/542233 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Asad Islam,Philip Ushchev,Yves Zenou,et al. DP13419 The Value of Information in Technology Adoption: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh. 2018. |
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