Asymmetric Effects of ICTs on Women's Self-Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Author(s): Fabrice-Gilles Ndombi Avouba (Laboratory of Economic and Social Research and Studies, Congo), Alioune Badara Seck (Faculty of Economics and Management, Senegal), Jacques Hakizimana (Laboratory of Economic and Social Research and Studies, Congo)and Facinet Conté (Faculty of Economics, Guinea)
Copyright: 2026
Volume: 22
Issue: 1
Pages: 19
Source title: International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI)
Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anabela Mesquita (ISCAP/IPP and Algoritmi Centre, University of Minho, Portugal)and Chia-Wen Tsai (Ming Chuan University, Taiwan)
DOI: 10.4018/IJTHI.410628

Keywords: Human Aspects of Technology / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This study investigates the asymmetrical effects of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on women's self-employment in 33 sub-Saharan African countries. Based on data obtained from the World Bank for the period 1996–2022, a non-linear autoregressive distributed lag model was applied to achieve the research objective. Specifically, the mean group and pooled mean group estimators were used. Regarding short-run asymmetric responses, the results show that positive shocks to ICTs have a positive impact on women's self-employment. However, in the long run, positive ICT shocks exert a negative effect. From a policy perspective, interventions to improve ICT adoption among women in sub-Saharan African countries are crucial. This study is the first to examine the asymmetrical relationship between ICTs and women's self-employment.

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