The Role of Information in Technology Adoption under Poverty
Published By: UNU-WIDER on eSS | Published Date: June, 30 , 2005An important channel through which globalization affects poverty is introducing new
technologies to developing countries. Adoption of new technologies can be hindered by
uncertainties about their efficiency. This paper studies the role of information exchange
between adopters and others about a new technology and about each other’s likelihood
of adoption. [Research Paper No. 2005/41]
Author(s): Jinhua Zhao | Posted on: Nov 30, 2010 | Views(726) | Download (610)