These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Nava Ashraf (Harvard University)

Friday, January 4, 8:00 AM

Friday, January 4, 8:00 AM
Session: Technology Adoption in Developing Countries (AEA)
Presiding: Dean Yang (University of Michigan)

Selection and Comparative Advantage in Technology Adoption
Tavneet Suri (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Technology Adoption and Network Formation: Evidence from a Horticultural Credit and Export Program in Kenya
Xavier Gine (World Bank)
Nava Ashraf (Harvard University)
Dean Karlan (Yale University)

Insurance, Credit, and Technology Adoption: Field Experimental Evidence from Malawi
Dean Yang (University of Michigan)
Xavier Gine (World Bank)
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Causes and Consequences of Indoor Air Pollution: A Randomized Intervention Study in Bangladesh
A. Mushfiq Mobarak (University of Colorado)
Grant Miller (Stanford University)
Lynn Hildemann (Stanford University)


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