How do institutions matter in the income-equalizing effect of mobile phone penetration?

Simplice Asongu

European Economic Letters, 2013, vol. 2, issue 2, 56-61

Abstract: The object of this paper is to complement theoretical ‘mobile penetration’ literature with empirical evidence in a dual manner: on the one hand, assess the income-redistributive effect of mobile phone penetration and; on the other hand, the instrumentality of good governance in this nexus. Main findings suggest an equalizing income-redistributive effect, with a higher magnitude in the presence of government quality instruments. It follows that, good governance is a necessary condition for a higher income-equalizing effect of mobile phone penetration. The empirical evidence which deviates from mainstream country-specific and microeconomic survey-based approaches is on 52 African countries. ‘Mobile phone’-oriented poverty reduction channels are also discussed.

Keywords: Mobile Phones; Shadow Economy; Poverty; Inequality; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E00 G20 I30 L96 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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