Social learning in a heterogeneous population: Technology diffusion in the Indian Green Revolution

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 185-213

  Munshi, Kaivan ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Social learning; Technology diffusion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; GREEN REVOLUTION; RICE; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; WHEAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 0942278129     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2003.03.003     Document Type: Article

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