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  Mobile phone network expansion and agricultural income: A panel study

Fluhrer, S., Kraehnert, K. (2024): Mobile phone network expansion and agricultural income: A panel study. - Agricultural Economics, 55, 1, 54-85.
https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12803

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Fluhrer, Svenja1, Author              
Kraehnert, Kati1, Author              
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1Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, ou_persistent13              

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Free keywords: ICT, income diversity, mobile phone networks, Mongolia, rural development
 Abstract: This study examines how the expansion of mobile phone networks affects rural development in Mongolia. The database is a detailed household panel survey with four waves implemented in western Mongolia, spanning the 2012-2021 period, which we combine with data on mobile phone towers. Our identification strategy exploits the uneven roll-out of mobile phone networks across rural areas over time. Using a two-way fixed effects approach, we show that network expansion strongly and significantly increases total household income of pastoralist households. The effect is driven by increased income from agriculture, particularly by higher producer prices for animal byproducts, improved access to transfer income, and increased household mobility. The expansion of mobile phone networks decreases income diversification among pastoralists. Instead, households specialize in agriculture. While findings suggest that investments in telecommunication infrastructure can help rural households to sustain a livelihood in the agricultural sector, the specialization in agriculture may increase households’ vulnerability to climate change.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2022-06-232023-10-062023-11-072024-01-01
 Publication Status: Finally published
 Pages: 32
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 Rev. Type: Peer
 Identifiers: Organisational keyword: RD2 - Climate Resilience
PIKDOMAIN: RD2 - Climate Resilience
Organisational keyword: FutureLab - Inequality, Human Well-Being and Development
Research topic keyword: Economics
Research topic keyword: Food & Agriculture
Research topic keyword: Sustainable Development
Regional keyword: Asia
Model / method: Quantitative Methods
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DOI: 10.1111/agec.12803
OATYPE: Hybrid Open Access
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Title: Agricultural Economics
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 55 (1) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 54 - 85 Identifier: CoNE: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/cone/journals/resource/agricultural-economics
Publisher: Wiley