The Adoption of Reduced Tillage: The Role of Human Capital and Other Variables
建立了一个采用行为模型，利用微观数据计量分析农民采用减少耕作决策的差异及效率，发现土壤特征、种植制度、农场规模影响采用概率，而农民受教育程度提高决策效率。
Abstract This paper presents a model of adoption behavior and explains differences econometrically in farmers' decisions to adopt reduced‐tillage practices and in the efficiency of farmers' adoption decisions. The empirical results, obtained from microdata, show that the probability of adopting reduced tillage in corn enterprises differs widely across farms and depends on soil characteristics, cropping systems, and size of farming operation. The results also show that farmers' schooling enhances the efficiency of the adoption decision.