Consumption risk, technology adoption, and poverty traps : evidence from Ethiopia (English)

Much has been written on the determinants of input and technology adoption in agriculture, with issues such as input availability, knowledge and education, risk preferences, profitability, and credit constraints receiving much attention. This paper focuses on a factor that has been less well documented-the differential ability of households to take on risky production technologies for fear of the welfare consequences if shocks result in poor harvests...

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Christiaensen,Luc;

Dercon,Stefan;
Document Date
2007/06/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS4257
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Ethiopia,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Consumption risk, technology adoption, and poverty traps : evidence from Ethiopia
Keywords
fertiliser use

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Christiaensen,Luc; Dercon,Stefan.

Consumption risk, technology adoption, and poverty traps : evidence from Ethiopia (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 4257 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/703071468256451288

Consumption risk, technology adoption, and poverty traps : evidence from Ethiopia (English)

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