Are smartphones smart for economic development?

While the worldwide spread of smartphones continues, developing countries have become important markets for these devices. 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 paper provides probably the first empirical evidence for smartphones' contribution to households' income.

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Hartje, Rebecca ; Hübler, Michael
Publisher:	Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät
Subject:	smartphones \| mobile phones \| technology diffusion \| economic development \| Southeast Asia

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Series:	Hannover Economic Papers (HEP) ; 555
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	825531969 [GVK] hdl:10419/117714 [Handle] RePEc:han:dpaper:dp-555 [RePEc]
Classification:	O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses ; O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes ; O53 - Asia including Middle East ; R20 - Household Analysis. General
Source:	EconStor

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