Infrastructure deficiencies and adoption of mobile money in Sub-Saharan Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2017.05.003
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Mobile money; M-Pesa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Nighttime light data;All these keywords.
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- O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
- L96 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Telecommunications
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