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Modeling Multiple Adoption Decisions in a Joint Framework
Author(s) -
Dorfman Jeffrey H.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1243273
Subject(s) - multinomial probit , sample (material) , production (economics) , gibbs sampling , joint (building) , estimation , computer science , econometrics , bayesian probability , multivariate probit model , bayes estimator , maximum likelihood , probit model , operations research , economics , statistics , microeconomics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , engineering , architectural engineering , chemistry , management , chromatography
A multinomial probit (MNP) model is applied to the modeling of adoption decisions by farmers facing multiple technologies which can be adopted in various combinations. This model allows for full investigation of the interactions between decisions to adopt or not adopt several technologies. Estimation is carried out in a Bayesian framework employing Gibbs sampling to circumvent past difficulties encountered in maximum likelihood estimation of the MNP model. The model is estimated for a sample of U.S. apple growers with four possible sustainable production technology bundles. The results show that adoption decisions are most significantly influenced by off‐farm labor supply.