[Measurement-wg] Measurement-wg Digest, Vol 13, Issue 1

[Amutuhaire Robert]

Thank you, Amreesh D. Phokeer

I find the publication very useful, especially with what I'm currently
working on.


Amutuhaire Robert
Focal Point Representative for Uganda
African ICT Foundation
Email: robert at africanictfoundation.org
Tel:     +256703795884



On Tue, Oct 8, 2019 at 3:00 PM <measurement-wg-request at afrinic.net> wrote:


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>    1. The Arrival of Fast Internet and Employment in    Africa

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> From: Amreesh Phokeer <amreesh at afrinic.net>

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> Subject: [Measurement-wg] The Arrival of Fast Internet and Employment

>         in      Africa

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> Interesting read from the AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW

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> Abstract:

> To show how fast Internet affects employment in Africa, we exploit the

> gradual arrival of submarine Internet cables on the coast and maps of the

> terrestrial cable network. Robust difference-in-differences estimates from

> 3 datasets, covering 12 countries, show large positive effects on

> employment rates?also for less educated worker groups?with little or no job

> displacement across space. The sample-wide impact is driven by increased

> employment in higher-skill occupations, but less-educated workers'

> employment gain less so. Firm-level data available for some countries

> indicate that increased firm entry, productivity, and exporting contribute

> to higher net job creation. Average incomes rise.

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> <https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20161385>

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