The Arrival of Fast Internet and Employment in Africa
The Arrival of Fast Internet and Employment in Africa
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DOI：
10.1257/aer.20161385
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发表时间：
2019-03-01
影响因子：
10.7
通讯作者：
Poulsen, Jonas
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作者：
Hjort, Jonas;Poulsen, Jonas
为了说明互联网对非洲就业的影响有多快，我们利用了海底互联网电缆逐渐到达海岸和陆地电缆网络的地图。来自3个数据集，涵盖12个国家的强有力的差异估计显示，对就业率也有很大的积极影响，对受教育程度较低的工人群体也是如此，在整个空间中很少或没有工作岗位转移。样本范围内的影响是由高技能职业的就业增加推动的，但受教育程度较低的工人的就业增长较少。一些国家现有的企业数据表明，企业进入、生产率和出口的增加有助于增加净就业机会。平均收入上升。
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.