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Social Network Effects on Mobile Money Adoption in Uganda

Conrad MurendoDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, GermanyView further author information
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Meike WollniDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alan De BrauwInternational Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division, Washington, DC, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5045-8939View further author information
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Nicholas MugabiGrameen Foundation, Kampala, UgandaView further author information
Pages 327-342 | Received 25 Apr 2016, Accepted 14 Feb 2017, Published online: 02 Mar 2017

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