Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/191333 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
AGDI Working Paper No. WP/18/010
Publisher: 
African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI), Yaoundé
Abstract: 
Purpose - This study examines how linkages between information and communication technology (ICT) and remittances affect the doing of business. Design/methodology/approach - The focus is on a panel of 49 sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. Findings - While we establish some appealing results in terms of net negative effects on constraints to the doing of business (i.e. time to start a business and time to pay taxes), some positive net effects are also apparent (i.e. number of start-up procedures, time to build a warehouse and time to register a property). We also establish ICT penetration thresholds at which the unconditional effect of remittances can be changed from positive to negative, notably: (i) for the number of start-up procedures, an internet level of 9.00 penetration per 100 people is required while (ii) for the time to build a warehouse, a mobile phone penetration level of 32.33 penetration per 100 people is essential. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed. Originality/value - To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to assess linkages between ICT, remittances and doing business in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Subjects: 
Remittances
ICT
Doing business
Development
Africa
JEL: 
F24
F63
L96 O30
O55
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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