Does Digital Divide or Provide? The Impact of Cell Phones on Grain Markets in Niger

By Jenny C. Aker. 2008

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Information Systems, Media Technology

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The Power of Information: The Impact of Mobile Phones on Farmers'Welfare in the Philippines (2009, unknown): “Aker (2008) demonstrates that the introduction of mobile phones led to significant reduction in price dispersion among grain markets in Niger.”
Impact of SMS-Based Agricultural Information on Indian Farmers (2012, background): “Aker (2008), for instance, reports that the introduction of mobile phones in Niger facilitated price integration and reduced price dispersion.”
Socio-Economic Impact of Mobile Phones on Indian Agriculture (2012, background): “Cell phones have a gre ter impact on price dispersion where travel costs are high (Aker, 2008).”
Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa (2010, background): “Aker (2008) also fi nds that the introduction of mobile phones is associated with increased trader and consumer welfare.”
Economics of land degradation in Eastern Africa (2014, background): “However, there has been little research conducted so far on the impact of these innovative 2 infrastructural transformations on land management or even on agricultural growth in general (Aker, 2008; Rashid & Elder, 2009; Muto & Yamano, 2009; Aker & Mbithi, 2010; Lester et al., 2010).”
Socio-economic Factors Affecting Adoption of Modern Information and Communication Technology by Farmers in India: Analysis Using Multivariate Probit Model (2016, background): “By using modern ICT along with conventional information sources, these farmers may be benefiting by having better yields or reduced cost of production or better price realization (Jensen 2007; Abraham 2007; Mittal, Gandhi, and Tripathi 2010; Aker 2008).”
Information from Markets Near and Far: Mobile Phones and Agricultural Markets in Niger (2010, background): “19 Aker (2008) shows that there is a diminishing marginal effect of mobile phones on price dispersion after a distance of 550 km. search over a larger number of markets using the new technology.”
Facilitating Agricultural Technology Adoption Among the Poor: The Role of Service Delivery Through Mobile Phones (2012, unknown): “Similar though less pronounced reductions in price dispersion of 10-16% were also observed across grain markets in Niger (Aker 2010; Aker 2008).”
Young rural women’s participation in the e-wallet programme and usage intensity of modern agricultural inputs in Nigeria (2018, background): “They include: Aker (2008, 2010, 2011), Furuholt and Matotay (2011), Mittal and Tripathic (2009), Labonne and Chase (2009), Mittal and Mehar (2012, 2016) Aker and Mbitti (2010), Kirui (2013), Lee and Bellemare (2013), Duncombe and Boatang (2009), etc.”
Airtime transfers and mobile communications: Evidence in the aftermath of natural disasters (2016, background): “…describes how mobile phones can, under certain conditions, reduce information asymmetries and search costs in agricultural markets (Jensen 2007, Aker 2008, Fafchamps & Minten 2012, Aker & Fafchamps 2014), lower transaction costs (Jack & Suri 2014), and potentially provide an alternative device…”
How mobile phones contribute to growth of small farmers? Evidence from India (2012, background): “These results are contrary to other literature on these issues, which show a potential impact on price realization and reduction of wastage (JENSEN, 2007; ABRAHAM, 2007; MITTAL et al., 2010; AKER, 2008; GOYAL, 2010).”