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A Study of Female- and Older Adults-Led Households’ Telecommunication Expenditure in Digital Malaysia

In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology and Innovation Management (ICTIM 2022)

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  • Yvonne Lee

    (Multimedia University, Faculty of Management)

  • Hazwan Mat Din

    (University Putra Malaysia, Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeingTM))

  • Chui Yin Wong

    (Intel Corporation, Internet of Things Experiences (IoTX), Internet of Things (IoT) Group)

  • Wan Teng Lai

    (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Unit for Research on Women and Gender (KANITA), School of Social Sciences)

  • Ah Choo Koo

    (Multimedia University, Faculty of Creative Multimedia)

Abstract

The telecommunication expenditure patterns of Malaysian households in 2019 were analysed with microdata. Telecommunication expenditure resembles luxury goods spending behaviour. Households headed by older adults, female older adults, or those consisting entirely of older adults when compared to groups not possessing these characteristics, have lower percentage share of monthly telecommunication expenditure over household income. The authors propose that further policies should improve telecommunication equipment and services’ affordability to improve the older adults’ participation rate in the digital economy which will exist in Malaysia as an aged nation by 2044.

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  • Yvonne Lee & Hazwan Mat Din & Chui Yin Wong & Wan Teng Lai & Ah Choo Koo, 2022. "A Study of Female- and Older Adults-Led Households’ Telecommunication Expenditure in Digital Malaysia," Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research, in: Arnifa Asmawi (ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology and Innovation Management (ICTIM 2022), pages 307-320, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:advbcp:978-94-6463-080-0_27
    DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-080-0_27
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