Determinants of Mobile Broadband Use in Developing Economies: Evidence from Nigeria

Maude Hasbi and Antoine Dubus

2nd Europe – Middle East – North African Regional ITS Conference, Aswan 2019: Leveraging Technologies For Growth from International Telecommunications Society (ITS)

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Mobile Broadband Use; Developing Economy; Inequality; Economic Growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I30 L50 L96 O12 O55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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