Entrepreneurship, digitalisation and productivity Evidence from sub-Saharan African region

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dc.contributor.authorEdeh, Jude
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-20T13:14:53Z
dc.date.available2024-02-20T13:14:53Z
dc.date.issued2023-09
dc.departmentSouth African Institute of International Affairs
dc.description.abstractEconomic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been slow and the region has been struggling to address the mounting challenges, ranging from unemployment to poverty. While research, especially from advanced economies, suggests that entrepreneurship is regarded as a major driver of productivity growth, it is still unclear whether and how entrepreneurship promotes productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper fills the gap by examining the interconnected impact of entrepreneurship and digital infrastructure on productivity, using panel data from Sub-Saharan African countries. The econometric estimates reveal that digital infrastructure has moderating effects on the entrepreneurship—productivity nexus. Thus, these results imply that entrepreneurship does not promote productivity, except through the enabling effect of digital infrastructure. The study provides policy implications for governments and policymakers in the Sub-Saharan African countries.
dc.description.librarianMM2024
dc.description.sponsorshipHanns Seidel Stiftung
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Law and Management
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/37674
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTayarisha Working Paper Series | No: 2023/009
dc.rights©2023 Tayarisha African Centre of Excellence in Digital Governance
dc.schoolWits School of Governance
dc.subjectAfrican Governance
dc.subjectDigital Age
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship
dc.subjectDigital infrastructure
dc.subjectProductivity
dc.subjectSub-Sahara
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectDeveloping countries
dc.subjectDigitalisation
dc.subject.otherSDG-9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
dc.titleEntrepreneurship, digitalisation and productivity Evidence from sub-Saharan African region
dc.typeWorking Paper
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