The role of mobile phones in governance-driven technology exports in Sub-Saharan Africa

Arbeitspapier

This study assesses how the mobile phone influences governance to improve information and communication technology (ICT) exports in Sub-Saharan Africa with data from 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments and three main governance concepts are used, namely: (i) institutional (comprising the rule of law and corruption-control); (ii) political (involving political stability/no violence and voice & accountability) and (iii) economic (including regulation quality and government effectiveness) governance. The following findings are established. First, there are positive net effects on ICT goods exports from independent interactions between mobile phones and ‘political stability’ ‘voice and accountability’ and corruption-control. Second, significant net effects are not apparent from independent interactions between mobile phones and government effectiveness, regulation quality and the rule of law. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: AGDI Working Paper ; No. WP/17/036

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Regulation and Industrial Policy: Other ; Industry Studies: Utilities and Transportation: Government Policy ; Economic Development: General ; Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights: General ; Economywide Country Studies: Africa
• Thema: Knowledge economy ; Development ; Africa

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Asongu, Simplice ; Asongu, Ndemaze
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)
• (wo): Yaoundé
• (wann): 2017

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/173642
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ