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farmers are the most persuasive. Incorporating communication dynamics can enrich the literature on social learning. … agents to communicate with farmers, although social networks are known to be the most credible source of information about … new technologies. We conduct a large-scale field experiment on communication strategies in which extension workers are …
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Communication perspectives are presented on the challenges posed to traditional newspapers by social media and citizen …
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This paper investigates the effects of social network structure on the diffusion of agricultural technologies using household-level panel data from Ethiopia. We correct for possible biases due to the endogeneity of social networks using a social experiment in which we provide mobile phones to...
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We provide novel empirical evidence on the association between social networks and the adoption of renewable energy technology. We distinguish between two main transmission mechanisms through which social networks can affect renewable energy technology adoption: information diffusion and social...
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This paper studies the causal impact of social ties and network structure on helping behavior in organizations. We introduce and experimentally study a game called the 'helping game,' where individuals unilaterally decide whether to incur a cost to help other team members when helping is a...
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