Assessing the impact of migration and remittances on technology adoption in rural Senegal

Sam Kaninda Tshikala and Esendugue Fonsah ()

No 162550, 2014 Annual Meeting, February 1-4, 2014, Dallas, Texas from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: The paper analyzes the impact of migration and remittances on the use of new technologies in rural Senegal. Data were analyzed using a three-stage least squared model. The results reveal that internal and international migrations as well as international remittances have a positive impact on the adoption of new technologies.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.162550

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