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"DO ICTs REDUCE INFORMAL ECONOMY ? EVIDENCE FROM SOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES" by Ngamgo, Josiane and Ronie Nguenkwe Abstract Considering the fact that the informal sector continues to constitute a considerable part of economic activity in most developing countries, the objective of this paper is to analyze the effects of ICTs on the informal sector in some developing countries. We use generalized moment method and data from the World Bank and from Medina and Schneider to conduct the empirical part. We found that internet use and mobile phone use are negatively and significantly related to the informal economy in the developing countries. GDP growth rate, human capital and regulatory quality are also negatively and significantly related to the informal economy, while interest rate is positively related to the informal economy. We recommend to the authorities of these developing countries to invest more in the development of innovative technologies such as 5G and smartphones to increase the impact of ICTs in reducing informality. |
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- Economic growth - Infrastructure - Technological change - Advances in quantitative methods - Econometric methods - Africa (Central) - Africa (East) - Africa (West) - Asia (Southeast) - South America |
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