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19.1 Introduction 19.1 Introduction
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19.2 Information Technology: Coverage, Adoption and Usage in Africa: 1998–2013 19.2 Information Technology: Coverage, Adoption and Usage in Africa: 1998–2013
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19.2.1 Mobile phone coverage and adoption 19.2.1 Mobile phone coverage and adoption
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19.2.2 Mobile money and value-added services 19.2.2 Mobile money and value-added services
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19.3 Information Technology and Development: Channels of Impact 19.3 Information Technology and Development: Channels of Impact
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19.3.1 Information asymmetries and communication 19.3.1 Information asymmetries and communication
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19.3.1.1 Private information and market efficiency 19.3.1.1 Private information and market efficiency
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19.3.1.2 (Quasi-) public information 19.3.1.2 (Quasi-) public information
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19.3.1.3 Information, demand uncertainty, and coordination 19.3.1.3 Information, demand uncertainty, and coordination
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19.3.1.4 Monitoring and moral hazard in risk sharing 19.3.1.4 Monitoring and moral hazard in risk sharing
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19.3.2 Transfers 19.3.2 Transfers
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19.3.3 Savings and financial services 19.3.3 Savings and financial services
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19.3.4 Education 19.3.4 Education
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19.3.5 Data collection 19.3.5 Data collection
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19.4 Information Technology and Development: What Do and Don’t We Know? 19.4 Information Technology and Development: What Do and Don’t We Know?
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19.4.1 Agricultural markets and prices 19.4.1 Agricultural markets and prices
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19.4.2 Interpersonal transfers 19.4.2 Interpersonal transfers
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19.4.3 Payments and salaries 19.4.3 Payments and salaries
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19.4.4 Savings 19.4.4 Savings
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19.4.5 Education 19.4.5 Education
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19.4.6 Accountability and governance 19.4.6 Accountability and governance
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19.5 Challenges to Measuring Impact 19.5 Challenges to Measuring Impact
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19.6 What Does the Future Hold? 19.6 What Does the Future Hold?
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References References
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19 The Economic Impacts of New Technologies in Africa
Get accessJoshua E. Blumenstock, University of Washington.
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Published:03 November 2014
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Abstract
The proliferation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) presents a unique opportunity for economic development in Africa. By improving the flow of information and providing a platform for other services, ICTs have the potential to correct market failures and remove constraints to development. Whether these benefits are realized depends critically on the context in which the technology is situated, including the presence of complementary infrastructure and policies designed to foster the effective use of ICTs. This chapter provides an overview of recent trends in adoption and use of ICTs in Africa, describes a simple framework for understanding how mobile phones might affect economic development, and surveys existing empirical evidence of the impact of mobile phones on economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. It concludes with a discussion of several of the challenges and opportunities for future research in this area.
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