Toward an understanding of technology adoption: Risk, learning, and neighborhood effects

Land Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-19

  Baerenklau, Kenneth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; RISK PERCEPTION; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 17644383987     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.81.1.1     Document Type: Article

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