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A. Nilesh Fernando

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Working papers

  1. Cole, Shawn A. & Fernando, A. Nilesh, 2013. "The Value of Advice: Evidence from Mobile Phone-Based Agricultural Extension," 2013 Fourth International Conference, September 22-25, 2013, Hammamet, Tunisia 160520, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
  2. Shawn A. Cole & A. Nilesh Fernando, 2012. "‘Mobile’izing Agricultural Advice: Technology Adoption, Diffusion and Sustainability," Harvard Business School Working Papers 13-047, Harvard Business School, revised Mar 2016.

Articles

  1. A. Nilesh Fernando & Niharika Singh & Gabriel Tourek, 2023. "Hiring Frictions and the Promise of Online Job Portals: Evidence from India," American Economic Review: Insights, American Economic Association, vol. 5(4), pages 546-562, December.
  2. A. Nilesh Fernando, 2022. "Shackled to the Soil? Inherited Land, Birth Order, and Labor Mobility," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 57(2), pages 491-524.
  3. Fernando, A. Nilesh, 2021. "Seeking the treated: The impact of mobile extension on farmer information exchange in India," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 153(C).
  4. Shawn A Cole & A Nilesh Fernando, 2021. "‘Mobile’izing Agricultural Advice Technology Adoption Diffusion and Sustainability [Dial “a” for agriculture: using ICTs for agricultural extension in development countries]," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 131(633), pages 192-219.
  5. Cole, Shawn & Fernando, A. Nilesh & Stein, Daniel & Tobacman, Jeremy, 2020. "Field comparisons of incentive-compatible preference elicitation techniques," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 172(C), pages 33-56.

Citations

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Working papers

  1. Cole, Shawn A. & Fernando, A. Nilesh, 2013. "The Value of Advice: Evidence from Mobile Phone-Based Agricultural Extension," 2013 Fourth International Conference, September 22-25, 2013, Hammamet, Tunisia 160520, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).

    Cited by:

    1. Dominik Naeher & Matthias Schündeln, 2022. "The Demand for Advice: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 36(1), pages 91-113.
    2. Wanglin Ma & Hongyun Zheng, 2022. "Heterogeneous impacts of information technology adoption on pesticide and fertiliser expenditures: Evidence from wheat farmers in China," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 66(1), pages 72-92, January.
    3. Dirk Landmann & Carl-Johan Lagerkvist & Verena Otter, 2021. "Determinants of Small-Scale Farmers’ Intention to Use Smartphones for Generating Agricultural Knowledge in Developing Countries: Evidence from Rural India," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 33(6), pages 1435-1454, December.
    4. James Berry & Greg Fischer & Raymond Guiteras, 2020. "Eliciting and Utilizing Willingness to Pay: Evidence from Field Trials in Northern Ghana," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 128(4), pages 1436-1473.
    5. Jianxin Guo & Songqing Jin & Lei Chen & Jichun Zhao, 2018. "Impacts of Distance Education on Agricultural Performance and Household Income: Micro-Evidence from Peri-Urban Districts in Beijing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-19, October.
    6. Foivos Anastasiadis & Naoum Tsolakis & Jagjit Singh Srai, 2018. "Digital Technologies Towards Resource Efficiency in the Agrifood Sector: Key Challenges in Developing Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-15, December.
    7. Nakasone, Eduardo & Torero, Maximo, 2016. "A text message away: ICTs as a tool to improve food security," MPRA Paper 75854, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    8. Ma, Wanglin & Zheng, Hongyun, 2021. "Impacts of Smartphone Use on Agrochemical Use Among Wheat Farmers in China: A Heterogeneous Analysis," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 314991, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    9. Sene, Ligane Massamba, 2015. "Connectivity as engine for productivity among smallholder peanut farmers in Senegal," 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy 212263, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    10. Chris Huggins & Alvaro Valverde, 2018. "Information technology approaches to agriculture and nutrition in the developing world: a systems theory analysis of the mNutrition program in Malawi," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 10(1), pages 151-168, February.
    11. Catherine Larochelle & Jeffrey Alwang & Elli Travis & Victor Hugo Barrera & Juan Manuel Dominguez Andrade, 2019. "Did You Really Get the Message? Using Text Reminders to Stimulate Adoption of Agricultural Technologies," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(4), pages 548-564, April.
    12. Cai, Tian & Steinfield, Charles & Olson, Jennifer, 2017. "Keeping Top-of-Mind: The Impact of Audio Phone Reminders on Kenya Farmers' Knowledge and Uptake of Drought Tolerant (DT) Maize," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258110, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    13. Kansiime, Monica K. & Alawy, Abdillahi & Allen, Catherine & Subharwal, Manish & Jadhav, Arun & Parr, Martin, 2019. "Effectiveness of mobile agri-advisory service extension model: Evidence from Direct2Farm program in India," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 13(C), pages 25-33.
    14. Deichmann,Uwe & Goyal,Aparajita & Mishra,Deepak K., 2016. "Will digital technologies transform agriculture in developing countries ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7669, The World Bank.
    15. A. Stefano Caria & Marcel Fafchamps, 2015. "Can Farmers Create Efficient Information Networks? Experimental Evidence from Rural India," CSAE Working Paper Series 2015-07, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
    16. Aring, Monika., 2015. "ASEAN Economic Community 2015 enhancing competitiveness and employability through skill development," ILO Working Papers 994872733402676, International Labour Organization.
    17. Fishman, Ram & Smith, Stephen C. & Bobic, Vida & Sulaiman, Munshi, 2019. "Can Agricultural Extension and Input Support Be Discontinued? Evidence from a Randomized Phaseout in Uganda," IZA Discussion Papers 12476, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    18. Govil, Richa & Rana, Garima, 2017. "Demand for Agricultural Information among Women Farmers: A Survey from Karnataka, India," Review of Agrarian Studies, Foundation for Agrarian Studies, vol. 7(1), July.
    19. Melia, Elvis, 2019. "The impact of information and communication technologies on jobs in Africa: a literature review," IDOS Discussion Papers 3/2019, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    20. Jeehye Kim & Parmesh Shah & Joanne Catherine Gaskell & Ashesh Prasann & Akanksha Luthra, 2020. "Scaling Up Disruptive Agricultural Technologies in Africa," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 33961, December.
    21. Xiaolan Fu & Shaheen Akter, 2016. "The Impact of Mobile Phone Technology on Agricultural Extension Services Delivery: Evidence from India," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(11), pages 1561-1576, November.

  2. Shawn A. Cole & A. Nilesh Fernando, 2012. "‘Mobile’izing Agricultural Advice: Technology Adoption, Diffusion and Sustainability," Harvard Business School Working Papers 13-047, Harvard Business School, revised Mar 2016.

    Cited by:

    1. Palloni, G. & Aker, J. & Gilligan, D. & Hidrobo, M. & Ledlie, N., 2018. "Paying for Digital Information: Assessing Farmers Willingness to Pay for a Digital Agriculture and Nutrition Service in Ghana," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 277451, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    2. Nicoletta Giulivi & Aurélie P. Harou & Shriniwas Gautam & Davíd Guereña, 2023. "Getting the message out: Information and communication technologies and agricultural extension," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 105(3), pages 1011-1045, May.
    3. Catherine Ragasa & Sena Amewu & Seth Koranteng Agyakwah & Emmanuel Tetteh‐Doku Mensah & Ruby Asmah, 2022. "Impact of aquaculture training on farmers’ income: Cluster randomized controlled trial evidence in Ghana," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 53(S1), pages 5-20, November.
    4. Emerick, Kyle & De Janvry, Alain & Sadoulet, Elisabeth & Dar, Manzoor & Wiseman, Eleanor, 2020. "Private Input Suppliers as Information Agents for Technology Adoption in Agriculture," CEPR Discussion Papers 15584, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    5. Aker, Jenny C. & Ksoll, Christopher, 2016. "Can mobile phones improve agricultural outcomes? Evidence from a randomized experiment in Niger," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 44-51.
    6. Aidan R. Vining, 2016. "What Is Public Agency Strategic Analysis (PASA) and How Does It Differ from Public Policy Analysis and Firm Strategy Analysis?," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 6(4), pages 1-31, December.
    7. Michael R. Carter & Emilia Tjernström & Patricia Toledo, 2016. "Heterogeneous Impact Dynamics of a Rural Business Development Program in Nicaragua," NBER Working Papers 22628, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    8. Apoorv Gupta & Jacopo Ponticelli & Andrea Tesei, 2019. "Technology Adoption and Access to Credit via Mobile Phones," Working Papers 892, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance.
    9. Cole, Shawn & Fernando, A. Nilesh & Stein, Daniel & Tobacman, Jeremy, 2020. "Field comparisons of incentive-compatible preference elicitation techniques," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 172(C), pages 33-56.
    10. David Alfaro‐Serrano & Tanay Balantrapu & Ritam Chaurey & Ana Goicoechea & Eric Verhoogen, 2021. "Interventions to promote technology adoption in firms: A systematic review," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 17(4), December.
    11. Camacho, Adriana & Conover, Emily, 2019. "The impact of receiving SMS price and weather information on small scale farmers in Colombia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 123(C), pages 1-1.
    12. Chowdhury, Shyamal & Smits, Joeri & Sun, Qigang, 2020. "Contract Structure, Time Preference, and Technology Adoption," IZA Discussion Papers 13590, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    13. Apoorv Gupta & Jacopo Ponticelli & Andrea Tesei, 2020. "Language Barriers, Technology Adoption and Productivity: Evidence from Agriculture in India," NBER Working Papers 27192, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    14. Jean-Philippe Berrou & François Combarnous & Thomas Eekhout, 2017. "Les TIC : une réponse au défi du développement des micro et petites entreprises informelles en Afrique sub-saharienne ?," Working Papers hal-02148324, HAL.
    15. Rida Akzar & Wendy Umberger & Alexandra Peralta, 2023. "Understanding heterogeneity in technology adoption among Indonesian smallholder dairy farmers," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 39(2), pages 347-370, March.
    16. Jacopo Bonan & Harounan Kazianga & Mariapia Mendola, 2019. "Agricultural Transformation and Farmers' Expectations: Experimental Evidence from Uganda," Development Working Papers 458, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano.
    17. Chatterjee, Tirtha, 2022. "Farm households that adopt ICT change production decisions: evidence from India," Agricultural Economics Research Review, Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), vol. 35(2), December.
    18. Mengling Tian & Ruifeng Liu & Jian Wang & Jiahao Liang & Yefan Nian & Hengyun Ma, 2023. "Impact of Environmental Values and Information Awareness on the Adoption of Soil Testing and Formula Fertilization Technology by Farmers—A Case Study Considering Social Networks," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-22, October.
    19. Ni Zhuo & Baozhi Li & Qibiao Zhu & Chen Ji, 2023. "Smartphone‐based agricultural extension services and farm incomes: Evidence from Zhejiang Province in China," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(3), pages 1383-1402, August.
    20. Dalton, Patricio & van Soest, Daan & Uras, Burak, 2023. "E-payment technology and business finance: A randomized controlled trial with mobile money," Other publications TiSEM a85169a4-253e-40a5-b46a-7, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    21. de Janvry, Alain & Sadoulet, Elisabeth, 2020. "How experimental research in agriculture has gone from lab to field," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt2xb9r9pf, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
    22. Olivia Bertelli & Fatou Fall, 2023. "Reaching out to socially distant trainees. Experimental evidence from variations on the standard farmer trainer system," Working Papers DT/2023/03, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
    23. Jean-Philippe Berrou & François Combarnous & Thomas Eekhout, 2018. "Usages du mobile et performances économiques des micro et petites entreprises informelles à Dakar. Quels profils d’usagers pour quels segments de l’informel ?," Working Papers hal-02148197, HAL.
    24. World Bank, 2020. "Sudan Agriculture Value Chain Analysis," World Bank Publications - Reports 34103, The World Bank Group.
    25. Van Campenhout, Bjorn & Vandevelde, Senne & Walukano, Wilberforce & Van Asten, Piet, 2016. "Agricultural extension messages using video on portable devices: Increase knowledge about seed selection and seed storage and handling among smallholder potato farmers in southwestern Uganda," IFPRI discussion papers 1573, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    26. Rudolf, Katrin & Romero, Miriam & Asnawi, Rosyani & Irawan, Bambang & Wollni, Meike, 2020. "Effects of information and seedling provision on tree planting and survival in smallholder oil palm plantations," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 104(C).
    27. Kaspar Wuthrich & Ying Zhu, 2019. "Omitted variable bias of Lasso-based inference methods: A finite sample analysis," Papers 1903.08704, arXiv.org, revised Sep 2021.
    28. Bjorn Van Campenhout & David J. Spielman & Els Lecoutere, 2021. "Information and Communication Technologies to Provide Agricultural Advice to Smallholder Farmers: Experimental Evidence from Uganda," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 103(1), pages 317-337, January.
    29. Barham, Bradford L. & Chavas, Jean-Paul & Fitz, Dylan & Schechter, Laura, 2018. "Receptiveness to advice, cognitive ability, and technology adoption," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 149(C), pages 239-268.
    30. Baozhi Li & Ni Zhuo & Chen Ji & Qibiao Zhu, 2022. "Influence of Smartphone-Based Digital Extension Service on Farmers’ Sustainable Agricultural Technology Adoption in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-14, August.
    31. Yi Cai & Wene Qi & Famin Yi, 2023. "Smartphone use and willingness to adopt digital pest and disease management: Evidence from litchi growers in rural China," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 39(1), pages 131-147, January.
    32. Global Commission on Adaptation, 2019. "Adapt Now," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 32362, December.
    33. Chowdhury, Shyamal & Smits, Joeri & Sun, Qigang, 2020. "Contract structure, time preference, and technology adoption," GLO Discussion Paper Series 633, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    34. Tamim, Abdulrazzak & Harou, Aurelie P. & Magombab, Christopher & Michelson, Hope & Palm, Cheryl, 2020. "The Long-Term Effects of Relaxing Information and Credit Constraints on Adoption, Retention, and Soil Perceptions: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Tanzania," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304604, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    35. Wu, Haixia & Li, Jianping & Ge, Yan, 2022. "Ambiguity preference, social learning and adoption of soil testing and formula fertilization technology," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 184(C).
    36. Omulo, Godfrey & Kumeh, Eric Mensah, 2020. "Farmer-to-farmer digital network as a strategy to strengthen agricultural performance in Kenya: A research note on ‘Wefarm’ platform," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).
    37. Pierre Nguimkeu & Cedric Okou, 2021. "Leveraging digital technologies to boost productivity in the informal sector in Sub‐Saharan Africa," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 38(6), pages 707-731, November.

Articles

  1. A. Nilesh Fernando, 2022. "Shackled to the Soil? Inherited Land, Birth Order, and Labor Mobility," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 57(2), pages 491-524.

    Cited by:

    1. Raahil Madhok & Frederik Noack & Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, 2022. "Rural-Urban Migration and the Re-organization of Agriculture," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 2349, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
    2. Liu, Jhih-Yun, 2023. "The Dust Bowl and Occupational Persistence in Agriculture," 2023 Annual Meeting, July 23-25, Washington D.C. 335779, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    3. Nicholas Ryan & Anant Sudarshan, 2020. "Rationing the Commons," Working Papers 2020-93, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics.

  2. Fernando, A. Nilesh, 2021. "Seeking the treated: The impact of mobile extension on farmer information exchange in India," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 153(C).

    Cited by:

    1. Mensah,Justice Tei & Hirfrfot,Kibrom Tafere & Abay,Kibrom A., 2022. "Saving Lives through Technology : Mobile Phones and Infant Mortality," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9978, The World Bank.
    2. Runqi Lun & Wei Liu & Guojing Li & Qiyou Luo, 2024. "Does Digital Agricultural Technology Extension Service Enhance Sustainable Food Production? Evidence from Maize Farmers in China," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-23, February.
    3. Xiaofeng Fan & Zhaojun Wang & Yumeng Wang, 2024. "Rural Business Environments, Information Channels, and Farmers’ Pesticide Utilization Behavior: A Grounded Theory Analysis in Hainan Province, China," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-27, January.
    4. Abay, Kibrom A. & Abate, Gashaw Tadesse & Chamberlin, Jordan & Kassim, Yumna & Spielman, David J., 2021. "Digital tools and agricultural market transformation in Africa: Why are they not at scale yet, and what will it take to get there?," IFPRI discussion papers 2092, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    5. Xiang Deng & Jie Peng & Chunlin Wan, 2024. "The Impact of Internet Use on Land Productivity: Evidence from China Land Economy Survey," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-21, February.

  3. Shawn A Cole & A Nilesh Fernando, 2021. "‘Mobile’izing Agricultural Advice Technology Adoption Diffusion and Sustainability [Dial “a” for agriculture: using ICTs for agricultural extension in development countries]," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 131(633), pages 192-219.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  4. Cole, Shawn & Fernando, A. Nilesh & Stein, Daniel & Tobacman, Jeremy, 2020. "Field comparisons of incentive-compatible preference elicitation techniques," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 172(C), pages 33-56.

    Cited by:

    1. Burchardi, Konrad B. & de Quidt, Jonathan & Gulesci, Selim & Lerva, Benedetta & Tripodi, Stefano, 2021. "Testing willingness to pay elicitation mechanisms in the field: Evidence from Uganda," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 152(C).
    2. Kelsey Jack & Kathryn McDermott & Anja Sautmann, 2022. "Multiple Price Lists for Willingness to Pay Elicitation," NBER Working Papers 30433, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Channa, Hira & Chen, Amy Z. & Pina, Patricia & Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob & Stein, Daniel, 2019. "What drives smallholder farmers’ willingness to pay for a new farm technology? Evidence from an experimental auction in Kenya," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 64-71.
    4. Herrington, Caitlin L. & Ortega, David L. & Maredia, Mywish K. & Reyes, Byron A., 2023. "Does Bid Quantity Matter? Comparing Farmer Willingness-to-Pay for Specified vs Open-Ended Quantities of Biofortified Bean and Maize Seed in a Non-hypothetical Field Experiment," 2023 Annual Meeting, July 23-25, Washington D.C. 335919, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    5. Michael Grimm & Nathalie Luck & Franziska Steinhübel, 2023. "Consumers' willingness to pay for organic rice: Insights from a non‐hypothetical experiment in Indonesia," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 67(1), pages 83-103, January.
    6. Sarah Janzen & Nicholas Magnan & Conner Mullally & Soye Shin & I. Bailey Palmer & Judith Oduol & Karl Hughes, 2021. "Can Experiential Games and Improved Risk Coverage Raise Demand for Index Insurance? Evidence from Kenya," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 103(1), pages 338-361, January.

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