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SUBMITTER: Suri T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3387074 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Suri Tavneet T Jack William W Stoker Thomas M TM
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20120611 26
The birth and explosive growth of mobile money in Kenya has provided economists with an opportunity to study the evolution and impact of a new financial system. Mobile money is an innovation that allows individuals to store, send, and receive money on their mobile phone via text message. This system has opened up basic financial services to many who were previously excluded, and has had real and measurable impacts on the ability of households to protect themselves against health risks. Using a u ...[more]