Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/227986 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
AGDI Working Paper No. WP/20/008
Publisher: 
African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI), Yaoundé
Abstract: 
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 1980-2014. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalised Method of Moments. The following main findings are established. First, while enhancing ICT overwhelmingly has net positive effects on productivity, the corresponding marginal effects are negative. Second, anextended analysis is performed to establish thresholds for complementary policies. These thresholds are: 100 % mobile phone penetration for TFP; between 101.214 % and 101.419 % mobile phone penetration for welfare TFP and 15 % internet penetration for welfare real TFP. It follows that approximately 100% mobile penetration and 15% internet penetration are thresholds at which ICT should be complemented with other macroeconomic policies for favorable outcomes on productivity dynamics. Other policy implications are discussed.
Subjects: 
Productivity
Information Technology
Sub-Saharan Africa
JEL: 
E23
F21
F30
L96
O55
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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