Incentives and the Diffusion of Agricultural Knowledge: Experimental Evidence from Northern Uganda
通过随机实验，评估了物质奖励和声誉激励对乌干达北部小农户传播农业知识的影响，发现声誉激励比物质奖励更有效。
Abstract We present results of a randomized evaluation that assesses the effects of different incentives for diffusion of agricultural knowledge by smallholders in northern Uganda. Randomly‐selected disseminating farmers (DFs) from a large sample of villages are assigned to one of three experimental arms: ( a ) training about climate smart agriculture, ( b ) training plus a material reward for knowledge diffusion, and ( c ) training plus a reputational gain for knowledge diffusion. We find that leveraging somebody's reputation (or social recognition) has a positive impact on DFs' experimentation and diffusion effort. This impact is stronger than that measured in the private material rewards treatment.