How do institutions matter in the income-equalizing effect of mobile phone penetration?

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The object of this paper is to complement theoretical 'mobile penetration' literature with empirical evidence in a dual manner: on the one hand, assess the income-redistributive effect of mobile phone penetration and; on the other hand, the instrumentality of good governance in this nexus. Main findings suggest an equalizing income-redistributive effect, with a higher magnitude in the presence of government quality instruments. It follows that, good governance is a necessary condition for a higher income-equalizing effect of mobile phone penetration. The empirical evidence which deviates from mainstream country-specific and microeconomic survey-based approaches is on 52 African countries. 'Mobile phone'-oriented poverty reduction channels are also discussed.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: AGDI Working Paper ; No. WP/13/027

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics: General ; Financial Institutions and Services: General ; Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: General ; Telecommunications ; Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
• Subject: Mobile Phones ; Shadow Economy ; Poverty ; Inequality ; Africa

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Asongu, Simplice A.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)
• (where): Yaoundé
• (when): 2013

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/123603
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET