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020 $a9781785271991$qhardback
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020 $z9781785272011 (ePub ebook)
020 $z9781785272004 (PDF ebook)
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050 4 $aT58.5$b.I58 2020
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245 00 $aInformation technologies and economic development in Latin America /$cedited by Alberto Chong and Mónica Yáñez-Pagans.
264 1 $aLondon :$bAnthem Press,$c2020.
300 $axv, 203 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Information and communication technologies have expanded dramatically in Latin America. During the last two decades, mobile phones have penetrated more quickly in this region than in developed regions at a remarkable rate. Similarly, the per capita growth rates of Internet users have been higher in developing countries than in developed countries. The really fast diffusion of newer technologies such as mobile telephony, broadband and Internet has opened up big opportunities for using these technologies in the delivery of information in businesses and social service providers in Latin America and the Caribbean. ‘Information Technologies in Latin America’ provides a collection of rigorous empirical studies that contributes to a better understanding of the role and impact of old and new information technologies on Latin American economic development. It provides evidence using randomized and quasi-experimental designed studies for different ICT interventions. In evaluating their development impact a critical concern has been to contribute to the little existing evidence. In fact, whereas many ICT projects in the developing world have been promoted by multilateral organizations, bilateral aid agencies and nongovernmental organizations in recent years, the extent to which these interventions and policies actually contribute to the development of the region is unclear. The book provides evidence on what works and what does not. An important objective is to test one of the frustrating benefits of randomized controlled trials, namely, their ability to show that a program works when it does not and in fact, important policy lessons can be gained from failed field experiments. This collection of essays aims to provide valuable insight on both the promise and the pitfalls of trying to replace conventional, high-cost outreach with technological alternatives. Thus, it may be relevant both to researchers working in the area of information technologies and development, as well as to practitioners pondering how to leverage technology to improve outreach and reach clients in innovative ways."--Publisher's description.
505 00 $tInformation technologies in Latin America /$rAlberto Chong and Mónica Yáñez-Pagans --$tThe impact of ICT in health promotion : a randomized experiment with diabetic patients /$rAna Balsa and Néstor Gandelman --$tThe impact of ICT on adolescents' perceptions and consumption of substances : evidence from a randomized trial in Uruguay /$rAna Balsa, Néstor Gandelman and Rafael Porzecanski --$tText messages as social policy instrument : evidence from a randomized controlled trial with internal refugees in Colombia /$rMariana Blanco and Juan F. Vargas --$tRadio and video as a means for financial education in rural households in Peru /$rAlberto Chong, Dean Karlan and Martin Valdivia --$tDigital labor-market intermediation and subjective job expectations /$rAna C. Dammert, Jose C. Galdo and Virgilio Galdo --$tFrom cow sellers to beef exporters : the impact of traceability on cattle farmers /$rLaura Jaitman --$tThe labor market return to ICT skills : a field experiment /$rFlorencia Lopez-Boo and Mariana Blanco --$tSoap operas for female micro entrepreneur training /$rEduardo Nakasone and Máximo Torero.
650 0 $aInformation technology$zLatin America.
650 0 $aInformation technology$xEconomic aspects$zLatin America.
650 0 $aEconomic development$zLatin America.
651 0 $aLatin America$xEconomic conditions.
650 7 $aEconomic development.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00901785
650 7 $aEconomic history.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00901974
650 7 $aInformation technology.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00973089
650 7 $aInformation technology$xEconomic aspects.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00973097
651 7 $aLatin America.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01245945
700 1 $aChong, Alberto,$eeditor.
700 1 $aYáñez-Pagans, Mónica,$eeditor.
776 08 $iebook version :$z9781785272011
852 00 $bleh$hT58.5$i.I58 2020g