India: The Impact of Mobile Phones

Vodafone publishes a very good, but highly under-communicated, Public Policy series. The aim of the series is “to provide a platform for leading experts to write on issues that are important to Vodafone and that may help policy makers as they strive to provide a regulatory environment which stimulates growth and economic development”.

The latest report: “India: The Impact of Mobile Phones” (pdf) contains five meaty research contributions with lots of data:

• A policy overview by Dr. Rajiv Kumar
• An econometric analysis of the impact of mobile by Professor Rajat Kathuria, Dr. Mahesh Uppal and Mamta
• The impact of mobiles on agricultural productivity by Sanjay Gandhi, Dr. Surabhi Mittal and Gaurav Tripathi
• A survey of usage of mobile in poor urban areas by Professor Ankur Sarin and Professor Rekha Jain
• The impact of mobiles in the SME sector by Dr. Mahesh Uppal and Professor Rajat Kathuria