Female participation in African labor markets: The role of information and communication technologies |
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Authors: | Gaston Brice Nkoumou Ngoa Jacques Simon Song |
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Abstract: | 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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Keywords: | Africa Female labor force participation ICT SYS-GMM G20 I21 J21 O55 |
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