Empirical studies on information communication technologies (ICT) typically aggregate the informationʺ and communicationʺ components together. We show theoretically and empirically that these have very different effects on the empowerment of employees, and by extension on wage inequality. If...

With the ongoing dramatic drop in prices for smartphones in India and the broader developing world, new frontiers are opening up for the incorporation of mobile technology into public service delivery. Mobile services in the fields of education and health have already been widely disseminated,...

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has developed into one of the most significant tools at India’s disposal for confronting challenges of development and poverty alleviation. In particular, ICT has proven useful when applied to the fields of agriculture, education, health,...