2020年5月
Can Referral Improve Targeting? Evidence from an Agricultural Training Experiment
Journal of Development Economics
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- 巻
- 144
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- 開始ページ
- 102436
- 終了ページ
- 102436
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2019.102436
- 出版者・発行元
- ELSEVIER
We seek to better target agricultural training by inviting current trainees to refer future trainees. Some referees are rewarded or incentivized. Training increases the adoption of recommended practices and improves performance, but not all trainees adopt. Referred trainees are 4.2% more likely to adopt than randomly selected trainees, and 3.4-3.8% more likely than what can be predicted from observed characteristics of trainees. This implies that referral provides a slight improvement in targeting. Rewarding or incentivizing referees does not improve referral quality, however. When referees receive financial compensation, referees and referred farmers are more likely to coordinate their adoption behavior. Incentivized referees are more likely to adopt, to incur losses from adoption, and to abandon the new practices in the following year.
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2019.102436
- ISSN : 0304-3878
- ORCIDのPut Code : 113583766