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Mutual image impacts of events and host destinations : what we know from prior research

Dragin-Jensen, Christian - 2016

In the highly competitive marketplace for tourists and talented citizens, events have become increasingly important in acting as image builders for their host destinations. Equivalently, the image of a destination can have an impact on event perceptions, resulting in careful considerations for...

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Is participation in tourism market an opportunity for everyone? : some evidence from Italy

Bernini, Cristina; Cracolici, Maria Francesca - 2014

Exploring the main determinants of tourism participation at national and international level, the paper investigates if … there are differences in tourism consumption behavior among Italian families which reflect disparities in their standard of …-2007. Results show that participation in the tourism market is strongly affected by the personal characteristics of individuals and …

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When a short-term analysis is not a shortterm approach impacts of agricultural technology adoption in Bolivia

Aramburu, Julián; González Flores, Mario; Salazar, Lina; … - 2014

This paper presents the results of an impact evaluation for the CRIAR program, implemented in rural areas in Bolivia. The objective of this program is to increase the agricultural income and food security of smallholder farmers through productivity gains that result from technological adoption....

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Seguridad alimentaria y productividad impactos de la adopción tecnológica en pequeños agricultores de subsistencia en Bolivia

Salazar, Lina; Aramburu, Julián; González-Flores, Mario; … - 2015

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The impact of increased access to telemedicine

Zeltzer, Dan; Einav, Liran; Rashba, Joseph; Balicer, Ran D. - 2021

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Technology adoption and access to credit via mobile phones

Gupta, Apoorv; Ponticelli, Jacopo; Tesei, Andrea - 2019

Farmers in developing countries often lack access to timely and reliable information about modern technologies that are essential to improve agricultural productivity. The recent diffusion of mobile phones has the potential to overcome these barriers by making information available to those...

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Social interaction and technology adoption : experimental evidence from improved cookstoves in Mali

Bonan, Jacopo; Battiston, Pietro; Bleck, Jaimie; … - 2017

We investigate the role of social interaction in technology adoption by conducting a field experiment in neighborhoods of Bamako. We invited women to attend a training/marketing session, where information on a more efficient cooking stove was provided and the chance to purchase the product at...

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Overconfidence and technology adoption in health care

Comin, Diego; Skinner, Jonathan; Staiger, Douglas - 2022 - This draft: August 2nd, 2022

Variation in technology adoption is a key driver of differences in productivity. Previous studies sought to explain variations in technology adoption by heterogeneity in profitability, costs of adoption, or other factors. Less is known about how adoption is affected by bias in the perceived...

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Adverse selection among early adopters and unraveling innovation

McGee, Rory - 2023

I provide an equilibrium analysis of “selection markets”: where consumers not only vary in how much they are willing to pay, but also in how much they cost to the seller. The model provides a joint explanation for three empirical phenomena: low uptake of existing products, slow demand for...

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Banks' physical footprint and financial technology adoption

Argentieri Mariani, Lucas; Ornelas, José Renato Haas; … - 2023

We investigate how the presence of physical bank branches moderates financial technology diffusion. Our identification strategy uses services suspensions caused by criminal groups that perform hit-and-run raids exploding branch facilities and rendering them inoperable for months. We show that...

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