Social Learning Through Networks: The Adoption of New Agricultural Technologies in Ghana

American Journal of Agricultural EconomicsVolume 83, Issue 3 p. 668-673 Proceeding Social Learning Through Networks: The Adoption of New Agricultural Technologies in Ghana Timothy Conley, Timothy Conley assistant professor Department of Economics, Northwestern University This paper was presented at the ASSA winter meetings (New Orleans, LA, January 2001). Papers in these sessions are not subjected to the journal's standard refereeing process. The authors thank Chris Barrett, Stephen Morris, and Robert Vigfusson for helpful comments.Search for more papers by this authorUdry Christopher, Udry Christopher professor Department of Economics, Yale University The data used in this article were collected by Markus Goldstein, Ernest Appiah, Robert Ernest Afedoe, Patrick Selorm Amihere, Esther Aku Sarquah, Kwabena Moses Agyapong, Esther Nana Yaa Adofo, Michael Kwame Arhin, Margaret Harriet Yeboah, Issac Yaw Omane, Peter, Ansong-Manu, Ishmaelina Borde-Koufie, Owusu Frank Abora, and Rita Allotey while the second author was a visiting scholar at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research at the University of Ghana. This research has received financial support from the NSF (grants SBR-9617694 and SES-9905720), Clair Brown Fellowship, International Food Policy Research Institute, Institute for the Study of World Politics, World Bank Research Committee, Fulbright Program, and Social Science Research Council. The authors are, of course, responsible for any errors in this article.Search for more papers by this author Timothy Conley, Timothy Conley assistant professor Department of Economics, Northwestern University This paper was presented at the ASSA winter meetings (New Orleans, LA, January 2001). Papers in these sessions are not subjected to the journal's standard refereeing process. The authors thank Chris Barrett, Stephen Morris, and Robert Vigfusson for helpful comments.Search for more papers by this authorUdry Christopher, Udry Christopher professor Department of Economics, Yale University The data used in this article were collected by Markus Goldstein, Ernest Appiah, Robert Ernest Afedoe, Patrick Selorm Amihere, Esther Aku Sarquah, Kwabena Moses Agyapong, Esther Nana Yaa Adofo, Michael Kwame Arhin, Margaret Harriet Yeboah, Issac Yaw Omane, Peter, Ansong-Manu, Ishmaelina Borde-Koufie, Owusu Frank Abora, and Rita Allotey while the second author was a visiting scholar at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research at the University of Ghana. This research has received financial support from the NSF (grants SBR-9617694 and SES-9905720), Clair Brown Fellowship, International Food Policy Research Institute, Institute for the Study of World Politics, World Bank Research Committee, Fulbright Program, and Social Science Research Council. The authors are, of course, responsible for any errors in this article.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 August 2001 https://doi.org/10.1111/0002-9092.00188Citations: 255 This paper was presented at the ASSA winter meetings (New Orleans, LA, January 2001). Papers in these sessions are not subjected to the journal's standard refereeing process. The authors thank Chris Barrett, Stephen Morris, and Robert Vigfusson for helpful comments. The data used in this article were collected by Markus Goldstein, Ernest Appiah, Robert Ernest Afedoe, Patrick Selorm Amihere, Esther Aku Sarquah, Kwabena Moses Agyapong, Esther Nana Yaa Adofo, Michael Kwame Arhin, Margaret Harriet Yeboah, Issac Yaw Omane, Peter, Ansong-Manu, Ishmaelina Borde-Koufie, Owusu Frank Abora, and Rita Allotey while the second author was a visiting scholar at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research at the University of Ghana. This research has received financial support from the NSF (grants SBR-9617694 and SES-9905720), Clair Brown Fellowship, International Food Policy Research Institute, Institute for the Study of World Politics, World Bank Research Committee, Fulbright Program, and Social Science Research Council. The authors are, of course, responsible for any errors in this article. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume83, Issue3August 2001Pages 668-673 This article also appears in:Social Networks in Agricultural Economics RelatedInformation

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