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Zap It to Me: The Short-Term Impacts of a Mobile Cash Transfer Program

Posted: September 29th, 2011  |   viewed: (197)  |   Comments: ( 0 )  |   Topic: Airtel Money, Documents  |  

This paper reports on the first randomized evaluation of a cash transfer program delivered via the mobile phone. In response to a devastating drought in Niger, households in targeted villages received monthly

Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa.” Journal of Economic Perspectives, Volume 24, Number 3, Summer 2010, pp. 207–232

Posted: February 10th, 2010  |   viewed: (356)  |   Comments: ( 0 )  |   Topic: Documents  |  

A perspective on the Barcelona MMU Working Group

Posted: July 23rd, 2009  |   viewed: (952)  |   Comments: ( 1 )  |   Topic: Blog Post  |  

Jenny Hoffman, RiskFrontier Consultants, attended the June MMU Working Group in Barcelona. She has summarized below some key themes from the sessions. Her report is a good reflection of the tone and organization of the Mobile Money for the Unbanked Working group.