Are smartphones smart for economic development?

Michael Hübler and Rebecca Hartje

Economics Letters, 2016, vol. 141, issue C, 130-133

Abstract: Smartphones’ independence of landline networks qualifies them for communication and Internet access in rural areas of developing countries. Drawing upon rural Southeast Asian survey data, this research provides probably the first econometric indication for smartphones’ contribution to households’ income.

Keywords: Smartphones; Mobile phones; Technology diffusion; Economic development; Southeast Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 O33 O53 R20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2016.02.001

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