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Learning versus status quo bias and the role of social capital in technology adoption: the case of cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire

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  • Francesco Cordaro
  • Alain Desdoigts

    (DEVSOC - UMR Développement et Sociétés - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement)

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  • Francesco Cordaro & Alain Desdoigts, 2017. "Learning versus status quo bias and the role of social capital in technology adoption: the case of cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire," Post-Print hal-04001284, HAL.
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