Publication
Oct 2008
This working paper assesses the impact of mobile phones on grain market performance in Niger. The author finds that the introduction of mobile phones is associated with a 20 percent reduction in grain price differences across markets, with a larger impact for markets that are farther apart and those that are linked by poor-quality roads. She concludes by outlining the ways in which information technology can be used as an effective poverty-reduction strategy in low-income countries.
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Author | Jenny C Aker |
Series | CGD Working Papers |
Issue | 154 |
Publisher | Center for Global Development (CGD) |
Copyright | © 2008 Center for Global Development (CGD) |