Information transmission in irrigation technology adoption and diffusion: Social learning, extension services, and spatial effects

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 328-344

  Genius, Margarita ^a   Koundouri, Phoebe ^b,c   Nauges, Céline ^d   Tzouvelekas, Vangelis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

diffusion; extension services; irrigation water; olive farms; social learning; technology adoption

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEARNING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; CRETE [GREECE]; GREECE;

EID: 84893410655     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aat054     Document Type: Article

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