Digital technology and productivity of informal enterprises: Empirical evidence from Nigeria

Michael Danquah and Solomon Owusu

No wp-2021-114, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: The lingering policy dilemma facing many governments in sub-Saharan Africa in recent years is what can be done in the short to medium term to boost the output and incomes of individuals and enterprises in the informal sector, given the size and persistence of the sector in the region. In this paper we examine the structural impact of access and usage of digital technology by informal enterprises on labour productivity. Using a sample of non-farm informal enterprises in Nigeria, we employ IV LASSO techniques to carry out our analysis.

Keywords: Information technology; Informal sector; Productivity; Instrumental variable; Regression analysis; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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