Spatial modeling in technology adoption decisions: The case of shuttle train elevators

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1034-1045

  Sarmiento, Camilo ^a   Wilson, William W ^b  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrated likelihood function; Shuttle trains; Spatial correlation; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; AGROINDUSTRY; MODELING; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 29144511232     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2005.00786.x     Document Type: Article

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