We study the impact of supply-side and demand-side pesticide regulations on the adoption of health technologies and health outcomes in Bangladesh. We use a unique dataset that spans the chain from where farmers obtain information and which precautionary tools (i.e., masks, gloves) they use to subsequent health outcomes after spraying. In contrast to previous studies, we find that information from pesticide sellers increases the adoption of precautionary tools and subsequently improves health outcomes. We also find that there is substantial social learning from peers that act as key knowledge multipliers.

Alam, Shamma Adeeb, and Hendrik Wolff. Do Pesticide Sellers Make Farmers Sick? Health, Information, and Adoption of Technology in Bangladesh. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 41, no. 1 (2016): 62-80. https://jareonline.org/articles/do-pesticide-sellers-make-farmers-sick-health-information-and-adoption-of-technology-in-bangladesh/

© 2016. This is an Open Access publication made available under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Shamma Alam is a professor of Economics at Dickinson College.

This published version is made available on Dickinson Scholar with the permission of the publisher. For more information on the published version, visit Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economic's Website. https://jareonline.org/articles/do-pesticide-sellers-make-farmers-sick-health-information-and-adoption-of-technology-in-bangladesh/

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