Kouladoum Jean-Claude
Department of Economics, University of Moundou, Moundou, Chad.
J Soc Econ Dev. 2023 Mar 11:1-25. doi: 10.1007/s40847-023-00240-5.
The study assesses the effect of digital infrastructural development on inclusive growth in 44 Sub-Saharan African countries from 2000 to 2020. The study adopts the Driscoll-Kraay strategy to address cross-sectional dependence and the Newey-West standard errors to address errors-related problems. The study adopted the four indicators of digital infrastructures and their component score to determine their effect on inclusive growth which ensures equitable distribution of resources in an economy. The findings of the study reveal that inclusive growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is enhanced by the number of individuals using the internet, the number of fixed broadband subscribers, fixed telephone and mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 adults. The findings further reveal that digital infrastructures enhance the level of inclusive growth in Sub-Saharan African economies irrespective of whether the countries belong to the lower-, middle- and upper-income groups. The study recommends policymakers augment their investments in digital infrastructure and human capital to raise the level of inclusive growth.
该研究评估了2000年至2020年期间数字基础设施发展对撒哈拉以南非洲44个国家包容性增长的影响。该研究采用德里斯柯尔-克雷策略来解决横截面依赖性，并采用纽韦-韦斯特标准误差来解决与误差相关的问题。该研究采用数字基础设施的四个指标及其成分得分来确定它们对包容性增长的影响，包容性增长可确保经济中资源的公平分配。研究结果表明，撒哈拉以南非洲的包容性增长因使用互联网的人数、固定宽带用户数、每100名成年人的固定电话和移动蜂窝订阅数而得到增强。研究结果还表明，无论这些国家属于低收入、中等收入还是高收入群体，数字基础设施都能提高撒哈拉以南非洲经济体的包容性增长水平。该研究建议政策制定者增加对数字基础设施和人力资本的投资，以提高包容性增长水平。
