Determinants of a Digital Divide in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Spatial Econometric Analysis of Cell Phone Coverage

This paper investigates the determinants of disparities in coverage by cell telephone systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. It uses a spatially disaggregated probit for over 990,000 grid cells with adjustments for spatial autocorrelation. Determinants include potential market size (population); cost factor...

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Main Authors: Buys, Piet, Dasgupta, Susmita, Thomas, Timothy S., Wheeler, David
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5477