PEDL Research Note. Using Mobile Salary Payments to Improve Afghan Firm Performance

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2013
Country:
Afghanistan
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Economic Growth
Authors:
Blumenstock, J., Callen, M., Ghani, T.

Abstract

This randomized controlled trial with a large Afghan firm reveals that paying salaries using mobile money instead of physical cash produced significant cost savings for the employer, boosted demand for the services of the mobile network operator, and increased employees’ propensity to save part of their incomes.

Citation

Blumenstock, J.; Callen, M.; Ghani, T. PEDL Research Note. Using Mobile Salary Payments to Improve Afghan Firm Performance. Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), (2013) 3 pp.

PEDL Research Note. Using Mobile Salary Payments to Improve Afghan Firm Performance

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Published 1 January 2013
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