Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between mobile internet, employment and structural transformation in Rwanda. Thanks to its ability to enable access to a wide range of ICT technologies, internet coverage has the potential to affect the dynamics and the composition of employment significantly. To demonstrate this, we have combined GSMA network coverage maps with individual-level information from national population censuses and labour force surveys, creating a district-level dataset of Rwanda that covers the 2002 to 2019 period. Our results show that an increase in mobile internet coverage affects the labour market in two ways. First, by increasing employment opportunities. Second, by contributing to changes in the composition of the labour market. Education, migration and shifts in demand are all instrumental in explaining our findings.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 104871 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Research Policy |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2023 |
JEL classifications
- o14 - "Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology"
- o33 - "Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes"
- l16 - "Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics: Industrial Structure and Structural Change; Industrial Price Indices"
Keywords
- Rwanda
- Mobile Internet
- Structural Transformation
- Skills
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