Nudging farmers to use fertilizer: Theory and experimental evidence from Kenya

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2350-2390

  Duflo, Esther ^a,b   Kremer, Michael ^b,c   Robinson, Jonathan ^b,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80054944655     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.6.2350     Document Type: Article

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