Look Who’s Talking: The Impacts of the Intrahousehold Allocation of Mobile Phones on Agricultural Prices

50 Pages Posted: 21 May 2012

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Kyeong Ho Lee

Duke University

Marc F. Bellemare

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Applied Economics

Date Written: May 19, 2012

Abstract

Using data from the Philippines, we study the impact of mobile phones on the prices agricultural producers receive for their cash crop. We first look at the impact on price of mobile phone ownership at the household level. Because this masks a considerable amount of heterogeneity, we then look at the impact on price of the intrahousehold allocation of mobile phones. We find that whether the household owns a mobile phone has no impact on price, but whether a farmer or his spouse own a mobile phone is associated with a 5- to 7-percent increase in price.

Keywords: Agricultural Prices, Mobile Phones, Intrahousehold Allocations, Asia, Philippines

JEL Classification: O13, O33, Q11, Q12

Suggested Citation

Lee, Kyeong Ho and Bellemare, Marc F., Look Who’s Talking: The Impacts of the Intrahousehold Allocation of Mobile Phones on Agricultural Prices (May 19, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2063039 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2063039

Kyeong Ho Lee

Duke University ( email )

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Durham, NC 27708-0204
United States

Marc F. Bellemare (Contact Author)

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Applied Economics ( email )

MN
United States

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