Information networks among women and men and the demand for an agricultural technology in India

Although there is ample evidence of differences in how and where men and women acquire information, most research on learning and household decisionmaking only considers access to information for a single, typically male, household head. This assumption may be problematic in developing-country agric...

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Autores principales: Magnan, Nicholas, Spielman, David J., Gulati, Kajal, Lybbert, Travis J.
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149623
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author Magnan, Nicholas
Spielman, David J.
Gulati, Kajal
Lybbert, Travis J.
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description Although there is ample evidence of differences in how and where men and women acquire information, most research on learning and household decisionmaking only considers access to information for a single, typically male, household head. This assumption may be problematic in developing-country agriculture, where women play a fundamental role in farming. Using gender-disaggregated social network data from Uttar Pradesh, India, we analyze agricultural information networks among men and women. We test for gender-specific network effects on demand for laser land leveling—a resource-conserving technology—using data from a field experiment that combines a Becker-DeGroot-Marschak (BDM) auction with a lottery.
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spelling CGSpace1496232025-11-06T05:19:50Z Information networks among women and men and the demand for an agricultural technology in India Magnan, Nicholas Spielman, David J. Gulati, Kajal Lybbert, Travis J. becker-degroot-marschak mechanism gender technology adoption agricultural technology agricultural research lasers developing countries social network analysis land leveling information gender analysis women Although there is ample evidence of differences in how and where men and women acquire information, most research on learning and household decisionmaking only considers access to information for a single, typically male, household head. This assumption may be problematic in developing-country agriculture, where women play a fundamental role in farming. Using gender-disaggregated social network data from Uttar Pradesh, India, we analyze agricultural information networks among men and women. We test for gender-specific network effects on demand for laser land leveling—a resource-conserving technology—using data from a field experiment that combines a Becker-DeGroot-Marschak (BDM) auction with a lottery. 2015-01-29 2024-08-01T02:49:38Z 2024-08-01T02:49:38Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149623 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153684 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153543 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Magnan, Nicholas; Spielman, David J.; Gulati, Kajal and Lybbert, Travis J. 2015. Information networks among women and men and the demand for an agricultural technology in India. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1411. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149623
spellingShingle becker-degroot-marschak mechanism
gender
technology adoption
agricultural technology
agricultural research
lasers
developing countries
social network analysis
land leveling
information
gender analysis
women
Magnan, Nicholas
Spielman, David J.
Gulati, Kajal
Lybbert, Travis J.
Information networks among women and men and the demand for an agricultural technology in India
title Information networks among women and men and the demand for an agricultural technology in India
title_full Information networks among women and men and the demand for an agricultural technology in India
title_fullStr Information networks among women and men and the demand for an agricultural technology in India
title_full_unstemmed Information networks among women and men and the demand for an agricultural technology in India
title_short Information networks among women and men and the demand for an agricultural technology in India
title_sort information networks among women and men and the demand for an agricultural technology in india
topic becker-degroot-marschak mechanism
gender
technology adoption
agricultural technology
agricultural research
lasers
developing countries
social network analysis
land leveling
information
gender analysis
women
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149623
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