@article{Sseruyange:275896, recid = {275896}, author = {Sseruyange, J. and Bulte, E.}, title = {Do Incentives matter for Knowledge Diffusion? Experimental Evidence from Uganda.}, address = {2018-07}, number = {2058-2018-5225}, pages = {34}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Many development interventions involve training of beneficiaries, based on the assumption that knowledge and skills will spread “automatically” among a wider target population. However, diffusion of knowledge (or innovations) can be slow and incomplete. We use a randomized field experiment in Uganda to assess the impact of providing incentives for knowledge diffusion, and pay trained individuals a fee if they share knowledge obtained during a financial literacy training. Our main results are that incentives increase knowledge sharing, and that it may be cost-effective to provide such incentives. We also document an absence of assortative matching in the social learning process.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/275896}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.275896}, }