The Power of Information : The Impact of Mobile Phones on Farmers’ Welfare in the Philippines

The authors explore the impact of access to information on poor farmers consumption. The analysis combines spatially coded data on mobile phone coverage with household panel data on farmers from some of the poorest areas of the Philippines. Both t...

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Main Authors:	Labonne, Julien, Chase, Robert S.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO MARKET AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BANK ACCOUNT CELL PHONE CELL PHONES CONSUMPTION MEASURE CONSUMPTION PATTERNS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIGITAL DIVIDE DURABLE DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC REVIEW EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL LEVEL EXCLUSION FARM SECTOR FARM-GATE FARMER FARMING ACTIVITIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS GRAIN MARKETS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS ICT INFORMATION FLOW INFORMATION ON MARKET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL BANK LOCAL MARKET MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PRICES MARKETING MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES NEGATIVE SHOCKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY PC PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICY RESEARCH POOR FARMERS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY STATUS PRICE INFORMATION PRICE UNCERTAINTY QUALITY OF SERVICE RELIABILITY REMITTANCES RESULT RESULTS RURAL AREAS RURAL MARKETS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE STANDARD ERRORS SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TRADING TRANSACTION TRUST FUND USES VILLAGE VILLAGES WEB WITHDRAWAL
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spelling	okr-10986-41892021-04-23T14:02:16Z The Power of Information : The Impact of Mobile Phones on Farmers’ Welfare in the Philippines Labonne, Julien Chase, Robert S. ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO MARKET AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BANK ACCOUNT CELL PHONE CELL PHONES CONSUMPTION MEASURE CONSUMPTION PATTERNS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIGITAL DIVIDE DURABLE DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC REVIEW EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL LEVEL EXCLUSION FARM SECTOR FARM-GATE FARMER FARMING ACTIVITIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS GRAIN MARKETS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS ICT INFORMATION FLOW INFORMATION ON MARKET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL BANK LOCAL MARKET MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PRICES MARKETING MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES NEGATIVE SHOCKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY PC PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICY RESEARCH POOR FARMERS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY STATUS PRICE INFORMATION PRICE UNCERTAINTY QUALITY OF SERVICE RELIABILITY REMITTANCES RESULT RESULTS RURAL AREAS RURAL MARKETS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE STANDARD ERRORS SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TRADING TRANSACTION TRUST FUND USES VILLAGE VILLAGES WEB WITHDRAWAL The authors explore the impact of access to information on poor farmers consumption. The analysis combines spatially coded data on mobile phone coverage with household panel data on farmers from some of the poorest areas of the Philippines. Both the ordinary least squares and instrumental variable estimates indicate that purchasing a mobile phone has a large, positive impact on the household-level growth rate of per capita consumption. Estimates range from 11 to 17 percent, depending on the sample and the specification chosen. The authors perform a range of reliability tests, the results of which all suggest that the instruments are valid. They also present evidence consistent with the argument that easier access to information allows farmers to strike better price deals within their existing trading relationships and to make better choices in terms of where they choose to sell their goods. 2012-03-19T19:11:32Z 2012-03-19T19:11:32Z 2009-07-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090716115612 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4189 English Impact Evaluation series ; no. IE 33 Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4996 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper East Asia and Pacific East Asia and Pacific Southeast Asia Asia Philippines
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topic	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO MARKET AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BANK ACCOUNT CELL PHONE CELL PHONES CONSUMPTION MEASURE CONSUMPTION PATTERNS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIGITAL DIVIDE DURABLE DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC REVIEW EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL LEVEL EXCLUSION FARM SECTOR FARM-GATE FARMER FARMING ACTIVITIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS GRAIN MARKETS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS ICT INFORMATION FLOW INFORMATION ON MARKET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL BANK LOCAL MARKET MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PRICES MARKETING MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES NEGATIVE SHOCKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY PC PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICY RESEARCH POOR FARMERS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY STATUS PRICE INFORMATION PRICE UNCERTAINTY QUALITY OF SERVICE RELIABILITY REMITTANCES RESULT RESULTS RURAL AREAS RURAL MARKETS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE STANDARD ERRORS SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TRADING TRANSACTION TRUST FUND USES VILLAGE VILLAGES WEB WITHDRAWAL
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO MARKET AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BANK ACCOUNT CELL PHONE CELL PHONES CONSUMPTION MEASURE CONSUMPTION PATTERNS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIGITAL DIVIDE DURABLE DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC REVIEW EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL LEVEL EXCLUSION FARM SECTOR FARM-GATE FARMER FARMING ACTIVITIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS GRAIN MARKETS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS ICT INFORMATION FLOW INFORMATION ON MARKET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL BANK LOCAL MARKET MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PRICES MARKETING MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES NEGATIVE SHOCKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY PC PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICY RESEARCH POOR FARMERS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY STATUS PRICE INFORMATION PRICE UNCERTAINTY QUALITY OF SERVICE RELIABILITY REMITTANCES RESULT RESULTS RURAL AREAS RURAL MARKETS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE STANDARD ERRORS SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TRADING TRANSACTION TRUST FUND USES VILLAGE VILLAGES WEB WITHDRAWAL Labonne, Julien Chase, Robert S. The Power of Information : The Impact of Mobile Phones on Farmers’ Welfare in the Philippines
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relation	Impact Evaluation series ; no. IE 33 Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4996
description	The authors explore the impact of access to information on poor farmers consumption. The analysis combines spatially coded data on mobile phone coverage with household panel data on farmers from some of the poorest areas of the Philippines. Both the ordinary least squares and instrumental variable estimates indicate that purchasing a mobile phone has a large, positive impact on the household-level growth rate of per capita consumption. Estimates range from 11 to 17 percent, depending on the sample and the specification chosen. The authors perform a range of reliability tests, the results of which all suggest that the instruments are valid. They also present evidence consistent with the argument that easier access to information allows farmers to strike better price deals within their existing trading relationships and to make better choices in terms of where they choose to sell their goods.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Labonne, Julien Chase, Robert S.
author_facet	Labonne, Julien Chase, Robert S.
author_sort	Labonne, Julien
title	The Power of Information : The Impact of Mobile Phones on Farmers’ Welfare in the Philippines
title_short	The Power of Information : The Impact of Mobile Phones on Farmers’ Welfare in the Philippines
title_full	The Power of Information : The Impact of Mobile Phones on Farmers’ Welfare in the Philippines
title_fullStr	The Power of Information : The Impact of Mobile Phones on Farmers’ Welfare in the Philippines
title_full_unstemmed	The Power of Information : The Impact of Mobile Phones on Farmers’ Welfare in the Philippines
title_sort	power of information : the impact of mobile phones on farmers’ welfare in the philippines
publishDate	2012
url	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090716115612 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4189
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