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Determinants Of Technology Adoption: Peer Effects In Menstrual Cup Take‐Up
dc.contributor.authorOster, Emilyen_US
dc.contributor.authorThornton, Rebeccaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-11T17:37:24Z
dc.date.available2014-02-03T16:21:44Zen_US
dc.date.issued2012-12en_US
dc.identifier.citationOster, Emily; Thornton, Rebecca (2012). "Determinants Of Technology Adoption: Peer Effects In Menstrual Cup Take‐Up." Journal of the European Economic Association 10(6). <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/94481>en_US
dc.identifier.issn1542-4766en_US
dc.identifier.issn1542-4774en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/94481
dc.description.abstractWe estimate the role of peer effects in technology adoption using data from a randomized distribution of menstrual cups in Nepal. Using individual randomization, we estimate causal effects of peer exposure on adoption. We find strong evidence of peer effects: two months after distribution, one additional friend with access to the menstrual cup increases usage by 18.6 percentage points. Using the fact that we observe both trial and usage of the product over time, we examine the mechanisms that drive peer effects. We show evidence that peers impact learning how to use the technology, but find less evidence that peers impact an individual desire to use the menstrual cup.en_US
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Incen_US
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.en_US
dc.subject.otherJ13en_US
dc.subject.otherO12en_US
dc.subject.otherO33en_US
dc.titleDeterminants Of Technology Adoption: Peer Effects In Menstrual Cup Take‐Upen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEconomicsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michiganen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherUniversity of Chicago, Booth School of Businessen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/94481/1/JEEA_1090_sm_online_appendix.pdf
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/94481/2/j.1542-4774.2012.01090.x.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1542-4774.2012.01090.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of the European Economic Associationen_US
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