Search for dissertations about: "Benedetta Lerva"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Benedetta Lerva.

2. 1. Worms, Farms and Schools : Three Essays on Investment Choices in Uganda

   Author : Benedetta Lerva; Konrad Burchardi; Jakob Svensson; Jonathan de Quidt; Karen Macours; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; field experiments; randomized evaluations; agriculture; education; externalities; technology adoption; financial aid; cash transfers; school inputs; moral hazard; sharecropping; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Quantifying Externalities in Technology Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Ugandan FarmersI investigate how positive externalities contribute to underadoption of agricultural technology among sub-Saharan African farmers. I focus on the adoption of pest-control technologies. READ MORE