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Informationen zum Autor Yohannes Kebede Gebre-Mariam is an environmental and energy economist and social scientist. He received his B.Sc. degree in agricultural economics from Addis Ababa University (now Alemaya University, Ethiopia), his M.Sc. degree in agricultural economics and his Ph.D. degree from a multidisciplinary program involving the departments of agricultural economics, economics, anthropology, and applied cognitive psychology from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Presently, he works as a senior economist for Government of the District of Columbia and as an adjunct professor economics and management with University of Phoenix and Florida Keys Community College. Klappentext The processes and consequences of household decision-making are investigated using multi-disciplinary research methods involving statistical, mathematical, psychological, anthropological, and econometric techniques brought together in a holistic manner. This study focuses on various technologies within the Ada and Selale regions of the Central Ethiopian Highlands. Zusammenfassung The processes and consequences of household decision-making are investigated using multi-disciplinary research methods involving statistical! mathematical! psychological! anthropological! and econometric techniques brought together in a holistic manner. This study focuses on various technologies within the Ada and Selale regions of the Central Ethiopian Highlands. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Chapter I: prelude to Technology Adoption and Decision-Making Chapter II: Technology and Agrarian Development in Ethiopia: The Historical Origin of the Peasant Predicament Chapter III: From Households to Region: Background and Design of the Study Chapter IV: Review of Methods of Household Decision Analysis and Model Selection Chapter V: Cognition and Decision-Making: Goals, Strategies, Information, and Knowledge Chapter VI: The Institutional Basis for Decision-Making Chapter VII: Technology Adoption and Risk Chapter VIII: Production Structure, Efficiency and Risk in Peasant Agriculture Chapter IX: Structural Relations Between Socio-Economic Variables and Production Efficiency Chapter X: Conclusions and Recommendations Appendices Bibliography List of Figures List of Tables ...
