Abstract:
The objective of this study is to examine how information and
communication technology can be used to moderate the unfavourable
effects of doing business constraints on income inequality in 48 sub-
Saharan African countries for the period from 2004 to 2019. The Gini
coefficient is used as the income inequality indicator, whereas the ICT
dynamics employed entail subscriptions to mobile phones and the
Internet. Ten indicators of doing business constraints are also employed.
From the findings, for the most part, doing business constraints increase
income inequality while ICT moderates the positive effect of doing
business constraints on income inequality. Thresholds of ICT at which
the doing business constraints no longer increase income inequality
are provided. At these established ICT penetration thresholds, ICT
effectively moderates doing business constraints to reduce income
inequality.
Description:
Bouanza, J. R. F. K., Asongu, S. A., & Nnanna, J. (2024). Business Constraints, Information Technology and Income Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Journal of Entrepreneurship, 33(4), 725-760. https://doi.org/10.1177/09713557241306884 (Original work published 2024)