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technology treadmill: a standalone construct

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technologytreadmill1 CONSTRUCTTechnology treadmillLEVINS · AGRICULTURAL

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Agricultural economics

early adopters of farm technology profit briefly until widespread adoption lowers prices, forcing everyone to keep adopting while gains go to consumers and land.

In agricultural economics, technology treadmill refers to early adopters of farm technology profit briefly until widespread adoption lowers prices, forcing everyone to keep adopting while gains go to consumers and land. This meaning comes from Levins (1996) in Land Economics.[1]

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References

  1. Levins, R. A., & Cochrane, W. W. (1996). The Treadmill Revisited. Land Economics, 72(4), 550. https://doi.org/10.2307/3146915

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