<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study examines the role of information and communication technology (ICT), access to electricity and transport infrastructure in reducing poverty and promoting inclusive growth in Nigeria for the period 1980-2014 using the error correction modeling approach (ECM). The results indicate that access to electricity and transport infrastructure is negative and statistically significant in both the incidence and the depth of poverty reduction and therefore conclude that this lead to inclusive growth. In particular, we show that access to ICT negatively influences the incidence of poverty, but the relationship is not robust when the measure of poverty is the poverty gap.</p></abstract>

This study examines the role of information and communication technology (ICT), access to electricity and transport infrastructure in reducing poverty and promoting inclusive growth in Nigeria for the period 1980-2014 using the error correction modeling approach (ECM). The results indicate that access to electricity and transport infrastructure is negative and statistically significant in both the incidence and the depth of poverty reduction and therefore conclude that this lead to inclusive growth. In particular, we show that access to ICT negatively influences the incidence of poverty, but the relationship is not robust when the measure of poverty is the poverty gap.

Technology Access, Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: Evidence from Error Correction Modeling Approach

Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER)

Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business

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This study examines the role of information and communication technology (ICT), access to electricity and transport infrastructure in reducing poverty and...

Technology Access, Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: Evidence from Error Correction Modeling Approach

Published Online: Dec 16, 2019

Page range: 1 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/zireb-2019-0017

Keywords
Technology, Inclusive Growth, Poverty and Nigeria

© 2019 Sebil Olalekan Oshota, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Technology Access, Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: Evidence from Error Correction Modeling Approach

Published Online: Dec 16, 2019

Page range: 1 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/zireb-2019-0017

KeywordsTechnology, Inclusive Growth, Poverty and Nigeria

© 2019 Sebil Olalekan Oshota, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Technology, Inclusive Growth, Poverty and Nigeria