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), this paper estimates the impact of mobile phone coverage on producer...

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Aker, Jenny C.;

Fafchamps,Marcel;
Document Date
2014/07/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6986
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Western Africa, Niger,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2014/07/01
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). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6986 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/881071468338460424

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

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