How Do Digital Technologies Affect Household Welfare in Developing Countries? Evidence from Senegal

Developing countries are implementing policies expanding the adoption and productive use of digital technologies to advance economic development and inclusion. Yet, systematic analyses of the welfare and distributional effects of digital technologi...

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Main Authors:	Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos, Lach, Samantha, Masaki, Takaaki, Granguillhome Ochoa, Rogelio
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	INTERNET ADOPTION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION MOBILE BROADBAND HOUSEHOLD WELFARE DIGITAL ECONOMY INCLUSIVE GROWTH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY POVERTY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/924781615390080097/How-Do-Digital-Technologies-Affect-Household-Welfare-in-Developing-Countries-Evidence-from-Senegal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35254

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spelling	okr-10986-352542022-09-20T00:09:07Z How Do Digital Technologies Affect Household Welfare in Developing Countries? Evidence from Senegal Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos Lach, Samantha Masaki, Takaaki Granguillhome Ochoa, Rogelio INTERNET ADOPTION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION MOBILE BROADBAND HOUSEHOLD WELFARE DIGITAL ECONOMY INCLUSIVE GROWTH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY POVERTY Developing countries are implementing policies expanding the adoption and productive use of digital technologies to advance economic development and inclusion. Yet, systematic analyses of the welfare and distributional effects of digital technologies on households and individuals—especially broadband mobile internet—remain limited. To fill this knowledge gap, this paper proposes a simple analytical framework to offer insights on how more equitable access to digital technologies affects household welfare, which can be organized into four areas: (1) determinants of adoption of digital technologies; (2) distributional effects of increasing competition in the information and communication technology industry; (3) welfare and poverty effects of coverage and access to digital technologies; and (4) local economic effects of access to digital technologies. To illustrate the relevance and replicability of this framework across developing countries, the analysis is carried out for Senegal, a country that has recently experienced a rapid expansion in digital infrastructure. 2021-03-11T15:38:34Z 2021-03-11T15:38:34Z 2021-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/924781615390080097/How-Do-Digital-Technologies-Affect-Household-Welfare-in-Developing-Countries-Evidence-from-Senegal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35254 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9576 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 Africa Western and Central (AFW) Senegal
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topic	INTERNET ADOPTION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION MOBILE BROADBAND HOUSEHOLD WELFARE DIGITAL ECONOMY INCLUSIVE GROWTH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY POVERTY
spellingShingle	INTERNET ADOPTION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION MOBILE BROADBAND HOUSEHOLD WELFARE DIGITAL ECONOMY INCLUSIVE GROWTH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY POVERTY Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos Lach, Samantha Masaki, Takaaki Granguillhome Ochoa, Rogelio How Do Digital Technologies Affect Household Welfare in Developing Countries? Evidence from Senegal
geographic_facet	Africa Africa Western and Central (AFW) Senegal
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9576
description	Developing countries are implementing policies expanding the adoption and productive use of digital technologies to advance economic development and inclusion. Yet, systematic analyses of the welfare and distributional effects of digital technologies on households and individuals—especially broadband mobile internet—remain limited. To fill this knowledge gap, this paper proposes a simple analytical framework to offer insights on how more equitable access to digital technologies affects household welfare, which can be organized into four areas: (1) determinants of adoption of digital technologies; (2) distributional effects of increasing competition in the information and communication technology industry; (3) welfare and poverty effects of coverage and access to digital technologies; and (4) local economic effects of access to digital technologies. To illustrate the relevance and replicability of this framework across developing countries, the analysis is carried out for Senegal, a country that has recently experienced a rapid expansion in digital infrastructure.
format	Working Paper
author	Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos Lach, Samantha Masaki, Takaaki Granguillhome Ochoa, Rogelio
author_facet	Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos Lach, Samantha Masaki, Takaaki Granguillhome Ochoa, Rogelio
author_sort	Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos
title	How Do Digital Technologies Affect Household Welfare in Developing Countries? Evidence from Senegal
title_short	How Do Digital Technologies Affect Household Welfare in Developing Countries? Evidence from Senegal
title_full	How Do Digital Technologies Affect Household Welfare in Developing Countries? Evidence from Senegal
title_fullStr	How Do Digital Technologies Affect Household Welfare in Developing Countries? Evidence from Senegal
title_full_unstemmed	How Do Digital Technologies Affect Household Welfare in Developing Countries? Evidence from Senegal
title_sort	how do digital technologies affect household welfare in developing countries? evidence from senegal
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/924781615390080097/How-Do-Digital-Technologies-Affect-Household-Welfare-in-Developing-Countries-Evidence-from-Senegal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35254
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How Do Digital Technologies Affect Household Welfare in Developing Countries? Evidence from Senegal

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