Determinants of mobile broadband use in developing economies : evidence from Nigeria

Maude Hasbi, Antoine Dubusy

Using micro-level data coming from household surveys over 5 years, from 2013 to 2017, we analyse what are the determinants of mobile broadband adoption in developing economies. We provide empirical evidence on the presence of a learning effect stemming from mobile money use, which by providing a higher experience in using mobile phone increases mobile broadband use. The ownership of a mobile phone is also positively correlated with mobile broadband use. However, for those not owning a mobile phone the ownership of an active SIM card is a prerequisite for using mobile broadband. We highlight that the population left behind is mainly composed of poor households living in rural areas.

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Year of publication:	2019 ; Preliminary version, incomplete
Authors:	Hasbi, Maude ; Dubusy, Antoine
Published in:	Leveraging technologies for growth : The 2nd Europe – Middle East – North African Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, February 18-21, 2019, Aswan Egypt
Publisher:	Aswan : International Telecommunications Society
Subject:	Mobile Broadband Use \| Developing Economy \| Inequality \| Economic Growth \| Nigeria \| Entwicklungsländer \| Developing countries \| Breitbandkommunikation \| Broadband communications \| Mobilkommunikation \| Mobile communications \| Wirtschaftswachstum \| Economic growth \| Einkommensverteilung \| Income distribution