Mobile phone coverage and producer markets : evidence from West Africa (English)

Mobile phone coverage has expanded considerably throughout the developing world, particularly within sub-Saharan Africa. Existing evidence suggests that increased access to information technology has improved agricultural market efficiency for consumer markets and certain commodities, but there is less evidence of its impact on producer markets. Building on the work of Aker (2010), we estimate the impact of mobilephone coverage on producer price dispersion...

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Aker,Jenny C.;

Fafchamps,Marcel;
Document Date
2014/10/14
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
112426
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2017/03/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Mobile phone coverage and producer markets : evidence from West Africa
Keywords
producer price

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Aker,Jenny C.; Fafchamps,Marcel.

Mobile phone coverage and producer markets : evidence from West Africa (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/725781488374641004

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