• Media type: Report; E-Book
  • Title: Comparing the development of agricultural technology and information technology in rural Vietnam
  • Contributor: Kaila, Heidi [Author]
  • Published: Helsinki: The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), 2015
  • Language: English
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2015/980-0
  • ISBN: 978-92-9230-980-0
  • Keywords: internet ; Q16 ; technology adoption ; mobile phones ; agricultural machinery ; Vietnam ; O33
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  • Description: This paper presents a descriptive analysis on the ownership of different types of technology - both agricultural machinery and information technology - within households in rural areas of Vietnam. We find that there has been little development in the ownership of agricultural machinery, but a rapid expansion of information technology, especially phones. Households without phones or internet access are more likely to be poor, female-headed, have less education, and rely more on transfers. When controlling for a number of household characteristics including income, households that already own technology are likely to acquire more, suggesting that there are households that are particularly tech-savvy.
  • Access State: Open Access