Joseph B. Ajefu, Efobi Uchenna, Lydia Adeoye, Israel Davidson, Matthew Onalo Agbawn
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Abstract
This paper explores how using mobile money services affects food security and nutritional status of households in Tanzania. This study uses data obtained from three waves of the Tanzanian National Panel Surveys and the instrumental variable (IV) approach. The evidence from this paper shows that using mobile money services resulted in household's enhanced nutritional and food security status. Households' receipt of remittances is the main pathway in which using mobile money services influences the food security and nutritional outcomes among households in Tanzania.
本文探讨了使用移动支付服务如何影响坦桑尼亚家庭的粮食安全和营养状况。本研究使用了坦桑尼亚全国面板调查(Tanzanian National Panel Surveys)的三波数据和工具变量法(IV)。本文的证据表明,使用移动支付服务提高了家庭的营养和粮食安全状况。家庭收到汇款是使用移动支付服务影响坦桑尼亚家庭粮食安全和营养状况的主要途径。
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