Female participation in African labor markets: The role of information and communication technologies

被引：41
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作者：
Ngoa, Gaston Brice Nkoumou [1 ,2 ]
Song, Jacques Simon [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Fribourg, Dept Econ, Blvd Perolles 90, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
[2] Univ Dschang, Fac Econ & Management, POB 110, Dschang, Cameroon
来源：
TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY | 2021年 / 45卷 / 09期
关键词：
Africa; Female labor force participation; ICT; SYS-GMM; FORCE PARTICIPATION; STRUCTURAL-CHANGE; ICT; INTERNET; RESTRICTIONS; EMPLOYMENT; FERTILITY; EDUCATION; RELIGION;
D O I：
10.1016/j.telpol.2021.102174
中图分类号：
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号：
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要：
This article investigates the effects of information and communication technologies (ICT) on female labor force participation in a sample of 48 African countries. We specify and estimate linear regression and dynamic panel data models with fixed effects (FE) and system-generalized method of moments (SYS-GMM) estimation over the period 2001-2017. The three main results are that ICT use (mobile phone and internet) significantly stimulates female labor force participation in Africa; this effect is enhanced by financial development and female education; the effect of ICT on female employment in Africa is strongest in the industrial sector. These results remain robust to the provision of social, cultural, and institutional variables.
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