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Mobile Broadband, Poverty, and Labor Outcomes in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorBahia, Kalvin
dc.contributor.authorCastells, Pau
dc.contributor.authorCruz, Genaro
dc.contributor.authorMasaki, Takaaki
dc.contributor.authorSanfelice, Viviane
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez Castelan, Carlos
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-28T15:37:52Z
dc.date.available2024-03-28T15:37:52Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-06
dc.description.abstractWhat are the impacts of expanding mobile broadband coverage on poverty, household consumption, and labor-market outcomes in developing countries Who benefits from improved coverage of mobile internet To respond to these questions, this paper applies a difference-in-differences estimation using panel household survey data combined with geospatial information on the rollout of mobile broadband coverage in Tanzania. The results reveal that being covered by 3G networks has a large positive effect on total household consumption and poverty reduction, driven by positive impacts on labor-market outcomes. Working-age individuals living in areas covered by mobile internet witnessed an increase in labor-force participation, wage employment, and non-farm self-employment, and a decline in farm employment. These effects vary by age, gender, and skill level. Younger and more skilled men benefit the most through higher labor-force participation and wage employment, while high-skilled women benefit from transitions from self-employed farm work into non-farm employment.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099120109042313283/IDU082388800089f2040ff09c9b0ddf1e6a7e833
dc.identifier.citationThe World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/41313
dc.identifier.issn0258-6770 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1564-698X (online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41313
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherPublished by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
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dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
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dc.subjectAFRICA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectLABOR-FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectTANZANIA
dc.titleMobile Broadband, Poverty, and Labor Outcomes in Tanzaniaen
dc.typeJournal Article
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okr.crossref.titleMobile Broadband, Poverty, and Labor Outcomes in Tanzania
okr.date.disclosure2024-03-28
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okr.identifier.doi10.1093/wber/lhad003
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/41313
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.countryTanzania
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Digital Divide
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.unitEFI-Poverty and Equity-GE (EPVGE)
okr.volume37 (2)
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