Informational cascades and technology adoption: Evidence from Greek and German organic growers

Food Policy

Volumn 49, Issue P1, 2014, Pages 186-195

  Chatzimichael, Konstantinos ^a   Genius, Margarita ^b   Tzouvelekas, Vangelis ^b  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Conversion subsidies; Germany; Greece; Informational externalities; Organic farming adoption

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ORGANIC FARMING; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL NETWORK; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CROPPING PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

GERMANY; GREECE;

EID: 84907479359     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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