Institutional Barriers to Technology Diffusion in Rural Africa

This paper analyzes the connection between informal insurance institutions in rural Africa and the adoption of new technologies. We model two linked games -- a community risk-sharing game and an old-age insurance game -- and analyze the multiple equilibria that arise. We provide a numerical example that indicates that informal insurance institutions may put a downward pressure on the adoption of new technologies.

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Baker, Erin
Institutions:	Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Keywords:	Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI Number 19144
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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