Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/117714 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Hannover Economic Papers (HEP) No. 555
Publisher: 
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Hannover
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
smartphones
mobile phones
technology diffusion
economic development
Southeast Asia
JEL: 
O18
O33
O53
R20
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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