Governance, debt service, information technology and access to electricity in Africa

Simplice Asongu and Sara le Roux

International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2025, vol. 30, issue 1, 840-854

Abstract: The study investigates the role of governance (i.e., ‘voice and accountability,’ political stability/no violence, regulatory quality, government effectiveness, corruption‐control and the rule of law) in the incidence of short‐term debt services on infrastructure development in the perspective of telecommunication infrastructure and access to electricity. The focus of the study is on 52 African countries for the period 2002–2021. The generalised method of moments is employed as estimation strategy and the following findings are established. Debt service has a negative unconditional effect on access to electricity and telecommunication infrastructure. Governance dynamics moderate the negative effect of debt service on infrastructure dynamics. Effective moderation is from regulatory quality and corruption‐control for access to electricity and from government effectiveness, regulatory quality, corruption‐control and rule of law, for telecommunication infrastructure. Policy implications are discussed.

Date: 2025
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Working Paper: Governance, debt service, information technology and access to electricity in Africa (2024)
Working Paper: Governance, debt service, information technology and access to electricity in Africa (2024)
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