Mobile Phone Coverage and Producer Markets : Evidence from West Africa

Mobile Phone Coverage and Producer Markets : Evidence from West Africa

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 cons...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aker, Jenny C., Fafchamps, Marcel
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCESS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY
ARBITRAGE
AVERAGE PRICE
AVERAGE PRICES
BUYERS
CELL PHONE
CELLULAR NETWORKS
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONSUMER MARKET
CONSUMER MARKETS
CONSUMER PRICE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMER PRICES
COORDINATION FAILURES
COST REDUCTION
DEMOGRAPHIC
DIGITAL DIVIDE
DIRECT ACCESS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EQUILIBRIUM PRICE
EXCHANGE RATE
EXOGENOUS SUPPLY
FAIR
GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HOME MARKET
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INFORMATION ACQUISITION
INFORMATION FLOWS
INFORMATION SERVICE
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMED TRADER
INFORMED TRADERS
INSURANCE INDUSTRY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LABOR MARKET
LAND OWNERSHIP
LIFE INSURANCE
LIMITED ACCESS
LOCAL MARKET
LOCAL MARKETS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET BEHAVIOR
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET EFFICIENCY
MARKET INFORMATION
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKET LEVEL
MARKET PERFORMANCE
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MARKET SIZE
MARKET STRUCTURE
MARKET SURVEY
MARKETING
MISSING DATA
MISSING VALUES
MOBILE PHONE
MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERS
MOBILE PHONES
NETWORKS
ONLINE DATABASES
OPEN ACCESS
OUTPUT
PHONE NETWORKS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
PRICE FLUCTUATION
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS
PRICE INFORMATION
PRICE LEVEL
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE RISK
PRICE SPREAD
PRICE TRENDS
PRICE VARIATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRODUCER PRICE
PRODUCER PRICES
PROFIT MARGIN
RADIO
RAW DATA
RESULT
RESULTS
RETAIL
RETURNS
RURAL MARKET
SALES
SEARCH
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SINGLE MARKET
SPREAD
STOCKS
SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CHAIN
SURPLUS
TAX
TERRORISM
TIME PERIOD
TIME PERIODS
TRADING
USES
WEB
WHOLESALE MARKET
WHOLESALERS
WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19898909/mobile-phone-coverage-producer-markets-evidence-west-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19386

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19898909/mobile-phone-coverage-producer-markets-evidence-west-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19386

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