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Does Education Matter for the Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Developing Countries? Evidence from Senegal

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  • Mazhar MUGHAL

    (Groupe ESC Pau)

  • Barassou DIAWARA

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This paper empirically examines the role of workers’ human capital in determining the adoption of ICT in developing countries based on firm level data. The empirical setting is Senegal in 2007. The results of the probit model show that the managers’ education level does matter in the firms’ decision of whether or not to adopt ICT. Besides, the analysis highlights the significant role played by the on-the-job training and the sales volumes in the probability of adopting new technologies. Finally, the paper suggests that the workforce in the developing countries like Senegal needs to be trained in ICT in order to raise the low levels of productivity, ultimately leading to economic growth and lower poverty.

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  • Mazhar MUGHAL & Barassou DIAWARA, 2014. "Does Education Matter for the Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Developing Countries? Evidence from Senegal," Working Papers 2103, Groupe ESC Pau, Research Department, revised Dec 2014.
    • Handle: RePEc:pau:wpaper:2103
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    Cited by:

    1. Ariel Herbert FAMBEU, 2016. "Déterminants De L’Adoption Des Tic Dans Un Pays En Développement : Une Analyse Économétrique Sur Les Entreprises Industrielles Au Cameroun," Region et Developpement, Region et Developpement, LEAD, Universite du Sud - Toulon Var, vol. 43, pages 159-186.
    2. Mughal, Mazhar & Diawara, Barassou, 2011. "Human capital and the adoption of information and communications technologies: Evidence from investment climate survey of Pakistan," Economics Discussion Papers 2011-21, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
    3. Mohamed Kossaï & Patrick Piget, 2012. "Utilisation des technologies de l'information et des communications (TIC) et performance économique des PME Tunisiennes :une étude économétrique," Brussels Economic Review, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles, vol. 55(3), pages 305-328.

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