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

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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Bibliographic Details
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
Online Access: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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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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