Rural manufacturing on the crest of the wave: A count data analysis of technology use

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 347-359

  Gale Jr , H Frederick ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Count data models; Poisson regression; Rural manufacturing; Technology adoption and diffusion; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURING; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032313617     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244507     Document Type: Article

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