The Impact of Mobile Money on Poor Rural Households : Experimental Evidence from Uganda

The Impact of Mobile Money on Poor Rural Households : Experimental Evidence from Uganda

This paper studies the effect of rolling out mobile money agents in rural Northern Uganda. In a randomized experiment, 168 areas were randomly selected to receive an agent in 2017, with another 163 areas serving as a control group. Administrative d...

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Main Authors: Wieser, Christina, Bruhn, Miriam, Kinzinger, Johannes, Ruckteschler, Christian, Heitmann, Soren
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
MOBILE MONEY
REMITTANCES
FOOD SECURITY
RURAL INCOME
POVERTY
SELF EMPLOYMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/134341561467884789/The-Impact-of-Mobile-Money-on-Poor-Rural-Households-Experimental-Evidence-from-Uganda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31978

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/134341561467884789/The-Impact-of-Mobile-Money-on-Poor-Rural-Households-Experimental-Evidence-from-Uganda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31978

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