Arbeitspapier
The impact of mobile phone penetration on African inequality
Purpose The aim of this paper is to complement theoretical and qualitative literature with empirical evidence on the income-redistributive effect of mobile phone penetration in 52 African countries. Design/methodology/approach Robust Ordinary Least Squares and Two Stage Least Squares empirical strategies are employed. Findings The findings suggest that mobile penetration is pro-poor, as it has a positive income equality effect. Social implications 'Mobile phone'-oriented poverty reduction channels are discussed. Originality/value It deviates from mainstream country-specific and microeconomic survey-based approaches in the literature and provides the first macroeconomic assessment of the 'mobile phone'-inequality nexus.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: AGDI Working Paper ; No. WP/13/021
- Klassifikation
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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
- Thema
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Mobile Phones
Shadow Economy
Poverty
Inequality
Africa
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Asongu, Simplice A.
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)
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Yaoundé
- (wann)
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2013
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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20.09.2024, 08:22 MESZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Asongu, Simplice A.
- African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)
Entstanden
- 2013
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