The Role of Information in Technology Adoption under Poverty

Published By: UNU-WIDER on eSS | Published Date: June, 30 , 2005

An 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(760) | Download (610)


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