scholarly journals Adjustment Costs, Learning-by-Doing, and Technology Adoption under Uncertainty

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Pavlova
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Adjustment Costs ◽  
Learning By Doing

scholarly journals Technology Adoption and Learning-by-Doing: The Case of Bt Cotton Adoption in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 524
Author(s):  
Guang Tian ◽  
Xiaoxue Du ◽  
Fangbin Qiao ◽  
Andres Trujillo-Barrera
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Bt Cotton ◽  
Cotton Production ◽  
Tfp Growth ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Gm Technology

Although the benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops have been well documented, how do farmers manage the risk of new technology in the early stages of technology adoption has received less attention. We compare the total factor productivity (TFP) of cotton to other major crops (wheat, rice, and corn) in China between 1990 and 2015, showing that the TFP growth of cotton production is significantly different from all other crops. In particular, the TFP of cotton production increased rapidly in the early 1990s then declined slightly around 2000 and rose again. This pattern coincides with the adoption of Bt cotton process in China. To further investigate the decline of TFP in the early stages of Bt cotton adoption, using aggregate provincial-level data, we implement a TFP decomposition and show that the productivity of GM technology is higher, whereas the technical efficiency of GM technology is lower than that of traditional technologies. Especially, Bt cotton exhibited lower technical efficiency because farmers did not reduce the use of pesticide when they first started to adopt Bt cotton. In addition, we illustrate the occurrence of a learning process as GM technology diffuses throughout China: after farmers gain knowledge of Bt cotton, pesticide use declines and technical efficiency improves.

The nature and methods of learning by doing.

2001 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 964-973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan M. Lesgold
Keyword(s):  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Methods Of Learning

Learning by Doing for Others

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Durlak ◽  
Christine I. Celio
Keyword(s):  
Learning By Doing
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