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Determinants and Welfare Impacts of Mobile Internet Adoption in African Countries

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  • Carlos Rodríguez-Castelán
  • Denisse Pierola

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  • Carlos Rodríguez-Castelán & Denisse Pierola, 2022. "Determinants and Welfare Impacts of Mobile Internet Adoption in African Countries," World Bank Publications - Reports 38007, The World Bank Group.
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