An enduring puzzle regarding technology adoption in developing countries is that new technologies often diffuse slowly through the social network. Two of the key predictions of the canonical epidemiological model of technology diffusion are that forums to share information and higher returns to...

This paper examines the appropriateness of VAT as an economic institution and finds that the effect of VAT adoption on tax capacity depends on its appropriateness to the adopting country. Following the literature that reveal the VAT diffusion is primarily driven by countries’ geographic...

Users can develop innovations which will benefit other people and contribute to firm’s innovation capability. However, user innovation often fails to diffuse. In this study, we take the perspective of vocational and retirement studies to analyze whether the older age (60+ years old) of the...

We develop a dynamic general equilibrium integrated assessment model thatincorporates costs due to new technology adoption in renewable energy as wellas externalities associated with carbon emissions and renewable technologyspillovers. We use world economy data to calibrate our model and...

This study analyses the direct effects of information and communication technology (ICT) on environmental quality and its indirect effect through an interaction term with renewable energy consumption for 48 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2005 to 2020. To this end, the study adopts...

As the U.S. economy rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, strategies that promote long-term transformation toward high-quality jobs will be critical. This includes workplace-improving interventions that enable employers to upgrade existing jobs, often while enhancing their own competitive...

Non-exposed space is defined relative to exposed space, and mostly refers to indoor or semi-indoor scenes, such as urban rail transit, tunnels, coal mines, factories, shopping malls, hospitals, etc. Navigation and location information are closely related to human production and life. No matter...

The study examined factors affecting adoption decision and intensity use of improved forage technologies in North Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional, Ethiopia. A multistage stratified sampling procedure was employed to draw 319 sample households from the Debrelibanose district. In this particular...

This paper uses a field experiment and structural model to estimate the eff ects of prices and social norms on the decision to adopt a new household technology. Reduced form estimates show that while prices aff ect behavior along both the extensive and intensive margins, social norms only impact...