Labonne, JulienChase, Robert S.2012-03-302012-03-302011Applied Economics Letters13504851https://hdl.handle.net/10986/4654Using spatially coded data on mobile phone coverage and panel data from 2100 households in 135 communities of the Philippines, we estimate the impact of mobile phone ownership on tobacco consumption. Purchasing a mobile phone leads to a 17.1% decrease in tobacco consumption per adult over the age of 15.ENConsumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120Economic Development: Human ResourcesHuman DevelopmentIncome DistributionMigration O150Journal ArticleWorld Bank