The Welfare Effects of Mobile Broadband Internet : Evidence from Nigeria

The Welfare Effects of Mobile Broadband Internet : Evidence from Nigeria

This paper estimates the impacts of mobile broadband coverage on household consumption and poverty in Nigeria, the largest economy and mobile broadband market in Africa. The analysis exploits a unique dataset that integrates three waves of a nation...

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Main Authors: Bahia, Kalvin, Castells, Pau, Cruz, Genaro, Masaki, Takaaki, Pedros, Xavier, Pfutze, Tobias, Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos, Winkler, Hernan
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
MOBILE BROADBAND
WELFARE IMPACT
POVERTY LINE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/626011588705072099/The-Welfare-Effects-of-Mobile-Broadband-Internet-Evidence-from-Nigeria
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spelling okr-10986-337122022-09-20T00:10:07Z The Welfare Effects of Mobile Broadband Internet : Evidence from Nigeria Bahia, Kalvin Castells, Pau Cruz, Genaro Masaki, Takaaki Pedros, Xavier Pfutze, Tobias Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos Winkler, Hernan POVERTY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION MOBILE BROADBAND WELFARE IMPACT POVERTY LINE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION This paper estimates the impacts of mobile broadband coverage on household consumption and poverty in Nigeria, the largest economy and mobile broadband market in Africa. The analysis exploits a unique dataset that integrates three waves of a nationally representative longitudinal household survey on living standards with information from Nigerian mobile operators on the deployment of mobile broadband (3G and 4G) coverage between 2010 and 2016. The estimates show that mobile broadband coverage had large and positive impacts on household consumption levels which increased over time, although at a decreasing rate. Mobile broadband coverage also reduces the proportion of households below the poverty line, driven by higher food and non-food consumption in rural households. These effects are mainly due to an increase in labor force participation and employment, particularly among women. 2020-05-07T19:36:31Z 2020-05-07T19:36:31Z 2020-05 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/626011588705072099/The-Welfare-Effects-of-Mobile-Broadband-Internet-Evidence-from-Nigeria http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33712 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9230 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Nigeria
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topic POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
MOBILE BROADBAND
WELFARE IMPACT
POVERTY LINE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
spellingShingle POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
MOBILE BROADBAND
WELFARE IMPACT
POVERTY LINE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
Bahia, Kalvin
Castells, Pau
Cruz, Genaro
Masaki, Takaaki
Pedros, Xavier
Pfutze, Tobias
Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos
Winkler, Hernan
The Welfare Effects of Mobile Broadband Internet : Evidence from Nigeria
geographic_facet Africa
Nigeria
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9230
description This paper estimates the impacts of mobile broadband coverage on household consumption and poverty in Nigeria, the largest economy and mobile broadband market in Africa. The analysis exploits a unique dataset that integrates three waves of a nationally representative longitudinal household survey on living standards with information from Nigerian mobile operators on the deployment of mobile broadband (3G and 4G) coverage between 2010 and 2016. The estimates show that mobile broadband coverage had large and positive impacts on household consumption levels which increased over time, although at a decreasing rate. Mobile broadband coverage also reduces the proportion of households below the poverty line, driven by higher food and non-food consumption in rural households. These effects are mainly due to an increase in labor force participation and employment, particularly among women.
format Working Paper
author Bahia, Kalvin
Castells, Pau
Cruz, Genaro
Masaki, Takaaki
Pedros, Xavier
Pfutze, Tobias
Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos
Winkler, Hernan
author_facet Bahia, Kalvin
Castells, Pau
Cruz, Genaro
Masaki, Takaaki
Pedros, Xavier
Pfutze, Tobias
Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos
Winkler, Hernan
author_sort Bahia, Kalvin
title The Welfare Effects of Mobile Broadband Internet : Evidence from Nigeria
title_short The Welfare Effects of Mobile Broadband Internet : Evidence from Nigeria
title_full The Welfare Effects of Mobile Broadband Internet : Evidence from Nigeria
title_fullStr The Welfare Effects of Mobile Broadband Internet : Evidence from Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed The Welfare Effects of Mobile Broadband Internet : Evidence from Nigeria
title_sort welfare effects of mobile broadband internet : evidence from nigeria
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/626011588705072099/The-Welfare-Effects-of-Mobile-Broadband-Internet-Evidence-from-Nigeria
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33712
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