Data and code for: Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Catia Batista, Nova SBE; Pedro Vicente, Nova SBE

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Project Citation:

Batista, Catia, and Vicente, Pedro. Data and code for: Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-02-03. https://doi.org/10.3886/E122641V1

Project Description

Summary: Who uses mobile money, and what do people do with it? This paper describes mobile money adoption patterns following the experimental introduction of mobile money for the first time in rural areas of Southern Mozambique. We use administrative and household survey data to characterize adopters as well as their mobile money usage patterns over three years. Adopters of mobile money (and early adopters in particular) are more educated than nonadopters, and they are also more likely to already hold a bank account. Positive self-selection of adopters should be considered when introducing mobile money as a tool for rapid financial inclusion.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
O16 Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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V1 [2021-02-03]

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