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Jenny C. Aker

Jenny C. Aker is Assistant Professor of Economics at Tufts University and Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development.

Articles

Can mobile phones make a miracle?
Jenny C. Aker, Isaac M. Mbiti

Forum Responses

Peruse any article on ICT4D today, and you can’t help but notice the ambitious claims. Mobile phones are a “potent force for economic development” (The Economist) and, according to Rwandan President Paul...
Jenny C. Aker

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