NDLI: Technological Progress and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Telecommunications Infrastructure

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Author	Dou Adonsou, Ficawoyi Lim, Sokchea Mathey, Samuel A.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	This paper investigates the impact of telecommunications infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa. We use the World Development Indicators database and apply the instrumental variable-generalized method of moments to a panel of 47 countries over the period 1993–2012. The results show that the Internet and mobile phones have contributed to economic growth. A one percentage point increase in Internet and mobile phone usage raises growth by 0.12 and 0.03 percentage points, respectively. Overall, the results suggest that the development of telecommunications infrastructure fosters economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. With much room for potential growth enhancement of telecommunications infrastructure, policies to expand access or reduce cost should be strongly encouraged by African governments, particularly as far as the Internet is concerned.
Starting Page	65
Ending Page	75
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10830898
Journal	International Advances in Economic Research
Volume Number	22
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	1573966X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2016-01-27
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Economic Development: General Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights: General Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General Telecommunications infrastructure Economic growth Sub-Saharan Africa Dynamic panel Economics Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics International Economics Microeconomics Economic Growth
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Economics and Econometrics

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