Risk Attitudes, Social Interactions and the Adoption of Genotyping in Dairy Production
Yu, Xi; Hailu, Getu; Cao, Jessica
2014

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We estimate the effects of risk attitudes and social interactions on technology adoption using a survey of dairy producers in Ontario. We find strong evidence that social interactions and risk attitudes have significant effects on the willingness to pay for DNA genotyping service for susceptibility to chronic mastitis in dairy.

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Title Risk Attitudes, Social Interactions and the Adoption of Genotyping in Dairy Production
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Author(s) Yu, Xi
Hailu, Getu
Cao, Jessica
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Issue Date 2014-04
Publication Type Conference Paper/ Presentation
DOI and Other Identifiers 10.22004/ag.econ.166107
Record Identifier https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/166107
PURL Identifier http://purl.umn.edu/166107
Language English
Total Pages 30
JEL Codes Q16
C81
C83
Record Appears in Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) > Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Conferences > 2014 AAEA/EAAE/CAES Joint Symposium: Social Networks, Social Media and the Economics of Food, May 29-30, 2014, Montreal, Canada

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