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Compared to other regions of the world, the potential for information technology penetration in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA … of information technology in influencing the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on total factor productivity (TFP …) dynamics. The focus is on 25 countries in SSA. Information technology is measured with mobile phone penetration and internet …
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This study investigates how enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) affects value added across sectors … in 25 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa using data for the period 1980-2014. The empirical evidence is based on the …
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The research assesses how information and communication technology (ICT) modulates the effect of foreign direct …
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The study investigates the role of governance (i.e., 'voice & accountability', political stability/no violence, regulatory quality, government effectiveness, corruption-control and the rule of law) in the incidence of short-term debt services on infrastructure development in the perspective of...
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The purpose of this research is to investigate the relevance of enhancing information and communication technology (ICT …) on dynamics of total factor productivity (TFP) in 25 Sub-Saharan African countries using data covering the period 1980 …
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The study assesses linkages between information technology, inequality and adult literacy in 57 developing countries … for the period 2012-2016. Income inequality is measured with the Gini coefficient while six dynamics of information …
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This study evaluates if information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play a role of catalyst for the …
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information technology to influence female economic participation in 49 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2008 … information technology to positively influence female economic inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. …
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This study explores the relationship between social media and democracy in a cross- section of over 125 countries around the world. We find the evidence of a strong, positive correlation between Facebook penetration (a proxy for social media) and democracy. We further show that the correlation...
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This study assesses how information diffusion dampens the adverse effect of market power on the price and quantity of …
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