Personality Traits, Technology Adoption, and Technical Efficiency : Evidence from Smallholder Rice Farms in Ghana

Personality Traits, Technology Adoption, and Technical Efficiency : Evidence from Smallholder Rice Farms in Ghana

Although a large literature highlights the impact of personality traits on key labor market outcomes, evidence of their impact on agricultural production decisions remains limited. Data from 1,200 Ghanaian rice farmers suggest that noncognitive ski...

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Main Authors: Ali, Daniel Ayalew, Bowen, Derick, Deininger, Klaus
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
personality traits
noncognitive skills
technology adoption
technical efficiency
rice farmers
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/727211486054089844/Personality-traits-technology-adoption-and-technical-efficiency-evidence-from-smallholder-rice-farms-in-Ghana
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26019

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