We investigate the role of social interaction in technology adoption by conducting a field experiment in neighborhoods of Bamako. We invited women to attend a training/marketing session, where information on a more efficient cooking stove was provided and the chance to purchase the product at...

We investigate the role of social interaction in technology adoption by conducting a field experimentin urban Mali. We invite women to attend a training session,where information on a more efficientcooking stove is provided along with the opportunity to purchase the product at market...

The paper assesses the impact of a small-scale agricultural extension project implemented in rural Ethiopia and aimed at introducing the cultivation of horticultural gardens along with some innovative techniques, products and inputs. Our main outcome of interest is the level of adoption of new...

Easy-to-use and risk-free technologies, which require little investment and potentially provide health and environmental benefits, often have low adoption rates. Using a randomized experiment in urban Mali, we assess the impact of a training session in which information on an improved cookstove...