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The impact of mobile phone penetration on African inequality

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  • Simplice Asongu

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Purpose - – The purpose 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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  • Simplice Asongu, 2015. "The impact of mobile phone penetration on African inequality," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 42(8), pages 706-716, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:v:42:y:2015:i:8:p:706-716
    DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-11-2012-0228
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    JEL classification:

    • E00 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - General
    • G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
    • L96 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Telecommunications
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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