Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? The Case of Jordan.
This article investigates the link between digital technologies and female labour outcomes in a country with one of the lowest female labour force participation (LFP) rates. It exploits the massive roll-out of mobile broadband technology in Jordan between 2010 and 2016 to identify the effect of inte...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Development Studies Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 436 - 454 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar2022
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