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Howard D. Leathers

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10

Publications

739

Citations

10

H-Index

1986

Active since

Affiliations

University of Maryland, College Park(Current)

Agricultural & Applied Economics Association

Howard D. Leathers is an author at University of Maryland, College Park specializing in business, economics, and agricultural economics.

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BusinessEconomicsAgricultural EconomicsEconomic AnalysisApplied EconomicsEngineeringEconomic PolicyResource EconomicsAfrican DevelopmentFinance

Publications per year

1986–2006

10

Publications

10

Land Allocation in HYV Adoption Models: An Investigation of Alternative Explanations

Mélinda Smale, Richard E. Just, Howard D. Leathers · American Journal of Agricultural Economics · 1994 · 160 citations

Partial Land Allocation, Rural Economy, Applied Economics +20

A Bayesian Approach to Explaining Sequential Adoption of Components of a Technological Package

Howard D. Leathers, Mélinda Smale · American Journal of Agricultural Economics · 1991 · 142 citations

Innovation Adoption, Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Economics +29

Maize of the Ancestors and Modern Varieties: The Microeconomics of High-Yielding Variety Adoption in Malawi

Mélinda Smale, Paul W. Heisey, Howard D. Leathers · Economic Development and Cultural Change · 1995 · 112 citations

Economics, Modern Varieties, Rural Economy +9

Trust in Lending: Social Capital and Joint Liability Seed Loans in Southern Zambia

Thierry van Bastelaer, Howard D. Leathers · World Development · 2006 · 99 citations

Economics, Southern Zambia, Public Finance +10

Interactions between Agricultural and Resource Policy: The Importance of Attitudes toward Risk

Howard D. Leathers, John Quiggin · American Journal of Agricultural Economics · 1991 · 96 citations

Engineering, Applied Economics, Agricultural Economics +19

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