Determinants and Social Dividends of Digital Adoption

Amaglobeli, David; Moszoro, Mariano; Kumar, Utkarsh

doi:10.5089/9798400237997.001

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“…Improving access to fintech, particularly in rural areas, can boost female labor force participation (Kumar, Amaglobeli, and Moszoro 2023). For example, targeted subsidies could increase the adoption of mobile banking technologies.…”

Section: Lidcs: Boosting Human Capital In High-population-growth Coun...mentioning

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Promoting Gender Equality and Tackling Demographic Challenges

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“…Significant efficiency gains in public expenditure through GovTech adoption (as implied by empirical findings in section III) could possibly contribute to inclusive growth (Zouhar et al, 2021). Digitalization can yield large social dividends if it is done right (Amaglobeli et al, 2023;Kumar et al, 2023). As part of the National Digital Strategy (NDS), the government makes efforts to maximize social welfare by addressing the "digital divide" with a focus on "hard-to-reach" households in rural areas.…”

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“…Besides efficiency gains, GovTech has the potential to create large economic and social dividends (Kumar et al, 2023;Nose and Honda, 2023). GovTech helps strengthen Public Financial Management (PFM) by automating budget cycle, data reconciliation, and payment process.…”

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Digital development and employment gender gaps during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean

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Granados Ibarra,

Ghazanchyan

et al. 2024

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PurposeDespite its negative effects, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The rapid increase in connectivity and digital services helped mitigate the pandemic's negative impact on the labor markets, especially for those with enough flexibility to continue working from home. The shock affected women due to their household responsibilities and labor market characteristics.Design/methodology/approachThis paper examines how digital development may have affected gender gaps in employment and job loss in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. Using a sample of countries from Latin America and the Caribbean and various econometric techniques, we explore the digitalization gender gaps and job market outcomes during the pandemic.FindingsOur findings suggest that the expansion on digital technologies are associated with increased female employment and reduced job losses for both men and women. These findings hold even after controlling for child care, household chores and the COVID-19 shock. Our results are also robust to various econometric techniques.Originality/valueThe paper leverages on unique dataset that was collected during the pandemic and the results are contrasted with existing macro data with robust results.

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Determinants and Social Dividends of Digital Adoption

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Promoting Gender Equality and Tackling Demographic Challenges

Promoting Gender Equality and Tackling Demographic Challenges

Inclusive GovTech: Enhancing Efficiency and Equity Through Public Service Digitalization

Digital development and employment gender gaps during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean

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