Social networks and technology adoption in Northern Mozambique

Economic Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 514, 2006, Pages 869-902

  Bandiera, Oriana ^a,b   Rasul, Imran ^b,c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL NETWORK; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

AFRICA; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33751068931     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01115.x     Document Type: Article

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