Spatial Patterns of Technology Discussion: The Case of Hybrid Rice in Bangladesh

Patrick Ward (wardp@ufl.edu) and Valerien Pede (v.pede@irri.org)

No 150793, 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C. from Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

Abstract: In this paper we demonstrate a method for measuring the effect of spatial interactions on the adoption of hybrid rice using a unique, nationally-representative data set from Bangladesh. Based on results from a generalized spatial two-stage least squares estimation, we have shown that neighbor effects are a significant determinant of hybrid rice adoption. Further, using two specifications of spatial systems, we show that having a network including nearby hybrid rice adopters is more influential than having a network of more distant hybrid rice adopters, and that merely have a network with a large number of adopters may be relatively meaningless if they are far away.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32
Date: 2013-06-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150793

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