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ICT dynamics for gender inclusive intermediary education : minimum poverty and inequality thresholds in developing countries

Asongu, Simplice; Amari, Mouna; Jarboui, Anis; … - In: Telecommunications policy : the international journal … 45 (2021) 5, pp. 1-12

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ICT dynamics for gender inclusive intermediary education : minimum poverty and inequality thresholds in developing countries

Asongu, Simplice; Amari, Mouna; Jarboui, Anis; … - 2021

This study examines linkages between information and communication technology (ICT) dynamics, inequality and poverty in … order to establish critical masses of poverty and inequality that should not be exceeded in order for ICT dynamics to … promote gender inclusive education in 57 developing countries for the period 2012-2016. Poverty is measured with the poverty …

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Female Economic Participation With Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Advancement : Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa

Efobi, Uchenna - 2018

This study complements existing literature by investigating how the advancement in information and communication technology affects the formal economic participation of women. The focus is on 48 African countries for the period 1990-2014. The empirical evidence is based on Ordinary Least...

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ICT, Financial Access and Gender Inclusion in the Formal Economic Sector : Evidence From Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2019

The study investigates the relevance of information and communication technology (ICT) in modulating the effect of financial access on female economic participation. Female economic participation is proxied by female labor force participation, financial access is measured with deposit and credit...

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How Enhancing Information and Communication Technology Has Affected Inequality in Africa for Sustainable Development : An Empirical Investigation

Asongu, Simplice - 2019

This study examines if enhancing ICT reduces inequality in 48 countries in Africa for the period 2004-2014. Three inequality indictors are used, namely, the: Gini coefficient, Atkinson index and Palma ratio. The adopted ICT indicators include: mobile phone penetration, internet penetration and...

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Basic Formal Education Quality, Information Technology and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2019

This study assesses the relevance of basic formal education in information technology for inclusive human development in 49 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. The question it aims to answer is the following: what is the relevance of basic formal education in the effect of...

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Enhancing ICT for female economic participation in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022

This study investigates how enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) affects female economic participation in sub-Saharan African nations. Three female economic participation indicators are used, namely female labor force participation, female unemployment and female employment...

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Enhancing ICT for Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2017

This study assesses if increasing information and communication technology (ICT) enhances inclusive human development in a sample of 49 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence present in this study, is based on instrumental variable Tobit regressions, in...

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Linkages between Formal Institutions, ICT Adoption and Inclusive Human Development in Sub Saharan Africa

Andrés, Antonio - 2017

Using data for 49 African countries over the years spanning 2000-2012, and controlling for a wide range of factors, this study empirically assesses the effects of formal institutions on ICT adoption in developing countries. It deploys 2SLS and FE regression models, (a) to estimate what...

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Not All that Glitters is Gold : ICT and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2016

This paper examines the short and long term effects of information and communication technology (ICT) on inclusive human development in a panel of 49 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. ICT is measured in terms of mobile phone penetration, internet penetration and telephone...

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