The Impact of Mobile Phone Coverage Expansion on Market Participation: Panel Data Evidence from Uganda

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1887-1896

  Muto, Megumi ^a,b   Yamano, Takashi ^b,c  

^a JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Africa; information technology; marketing; panel data; Uganda

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; ECONOMIC IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MARKET CONDITIONS; MARKETING; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; PANEL DATA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70449093940     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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