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Mobile Broadband Internet, 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.authorRodriguez-Castelan, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorSanfelice, Viviane
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-19T14:20:50Z
dc.date.available2021-08-19T14:20:50Z
dc.date.issued2021-08
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/457061629220877366/Mobile-Broadband-Internet-Poverty-and-Labor-Outcomes-in-Tanzania
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9749
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/36172
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9749
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectBROADBAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectINTERNET ACCESS
dc.titleMobile Broadband Internet, Poverty and Labor Outcomes in Tanzaniaen
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okr.crossref.titleMobile Broadband Internet, Poverty and Labor Outcomes in Tanzania
okr.date.disclosure2021-08-17
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:01:54.289602Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/457061629220877366/Mobile-Broadband-Internet-Poverty-and-Labor-Outcomes-in-Tanzania
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9749
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33348987
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/457061629220877366/pdf/Mobile-Broadband-Internet-Poverty-and-Labor-Outcomes-in-Tanzania.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.countryTanzania
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Information Technology
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Telecommunications Infrastructure
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Wages, Compensation & Benefits
okr.unitPoverty and Equity Global Practice
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