Identity, Interest and Information Search in a Dynamic Rural Economy

Posted: 1 Jul 2008 Last revised: 20 May 2011

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Paulo Santos

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Christopher B. Barrett

Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Date Written: April 12, 2010

Abstract

This paper examines how farmers in a developing country search for information. Using data on farmers’ decisions to connect with other farmers in order to ask for information about different agricultural problems, we explore the role played by identity in accessing information. We show that farmers target different subsets of acquaintances when searching for different types of information, supporting the view that identity cannot be the main determinant of such decisions.

Keywords: Africa; Ghana; identity; social networks

Suggested Citation

Santos, Paulo and Barrett, Christopher B., Identity, Interest and Information Search in a Dynamic Rural Economy (April 12, 2010). World Development, Vol. 38, No. 12, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1141871

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