The welfare effects of mobile broadband internet: Evidence from Nigeria*

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bahia, Kalvin; Castells, Pau; Cruz, Genaro; Masaki, Takaaki; Pedros, Xavier; Pfutze, Tobias; Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos; Winkler, Hernan
• 署名单位: The World Bank; State University System of Florida; Florida International University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2024.103314
• 发表日期: 2024
• 关键词: household consumption; Mobile broadband; AFRICA; nigeria

摘要

This paper estimates the impacts of mobile broadband coverage on household welfare in Nigeria. The analysis exploits a unique data set that integrates a longitudinal household survey with information from Nigerian mobile operators on the deployment of mobile broadband internet between 2010 and 2016. Overall, estimates show that mobile broadband coverage had large and positive impacts on household consumption thereby reducing poverty significantly. This effect is if anything stronger among poorer households. Labor force participation explains a big part of this welfare-enhancing effect.