Externality Effects of Education: Dynamics of the Adoption and Diffusion of an Innovation in Rural Ethiopia

Sharada Weir, John Knight · 2004 · Economic Development and Cultural Change

Summary. Education drives agricultural innovation adoption in rural Ethiopia through two mechanisms. Household education determines timing of fertilizer adoption, while community-level education encourages uneducated farmers to adopt sooner by providing visible examples. Educated farmers act as early innovators and effective adopters, creating positive externalities that accelerate technology diffusion across communities regardless of individual farmer education levels.

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  title   = {Externality Effects of Education: Dynamics of the Adoption and Diffusion of an Innovation in Rural Ethiopia},
  author  = {Sharada Weir and John Knight},
  journal = {Economic Development and Cultural Change},
  year    = {2004},
  doi     = {10.1086/423254},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1086/423254}
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DOI

10.1086/423254

Countries

Ethiopia

Regions

Africa

Categories

agtech, education, innovation-networks

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2026-04-28