RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Geographic Heterogeneity and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Brazil JF Land Economics JO Land Econ FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 599 OP 616 DO 10.3368/le.95.4.599 VO 95 IS 4 A1 Juliano Assunção A1 Arthur Bragança A1 Pedro Hemsley YR 2019 UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/95/4/599.abstract AB This paper studies the relationship between geographic heterogeneity and technology adoption in the context of the direct planting system (DPS) in Brazil. The DPS is a no-till farming technique that increases productivity and decreases soil degradation. However, it requires adaptation to local conditions to be profitably used. Combining detailed geographic and agricultural data, we show that geographic heterogeneity reduces DPS adoption. This effect is robust to the inclusion of controls and not observed for technologies that do not require local adaptation. These findings are consistent with models in which geographic heterogeneity increases the cost of adapting technologies to local conditions. (JEL O13, Q55)