Improving access to savings through mobile money: Experimental evidence from African smallholder farmers
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Mobile Money, Smallholder Farmers, and Household Welfare in Kenya
The use of mobile phones has increased rapidly in many developing countries, including in rural areas. Besides reducing the costs of communication and improving access to information, mobile phones are an enabling technology for other innovations. One important example are mobile phone based money transfers, which could be very relevant for the rural poor, who are often underserved by the forma...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Development
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0305-750X
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.104905