Does the ownership of a mobile phone contribute to a better quality of life? A comparison between Sweden and Indonesia

摘要: Empirical studies suggest that future economic development will be driven, to a great extent, by the Information and Communication (ICT) sector. The sector has been identified as having ability stimulate further growth of economy, for example, through mobile phone penetration (Sridhar Sridhar, 2004; Lee, Levendis Guiterez, 2009), broadband (among others, Crandall et al., 2003; Katz 2008; Atkinson 2009; Libenau telecommunication investment in general (Cronin 1991; Madden Savage, 1998; Dutta, 2001; Chakraborty Nandi, Shiu Lam, 2008). Telecommunication undoubtedly plays an important role accelerating providing new employment increasing efficiency productivity firms reducing cost doing business. While most study carried out on aggregation impact indicators, such GDP employment, little attention actually paid investigating black box rate affecting socio-economic variables quality life indicators. Rohman (2010) found current ICT devices Asia no cointegration (long-term relationship) with performance variables. Some African countries (Rettie, Diga, 2007; Samuel al, 2005; Donner, Hahn Kibora, 2008) also main aim adoption phones was maintain social networks and, only small degree, connect business activities. This paper investigates two survey datasets Indonesia Sweden, observing relationship between terms indicators measurements individual level. To operationalize these aims, first model identifies return education-type equation (Card, 2005) see (denoted length intensity usage) income controlling other independent second scrutinizes some components (self-reported personal values) are priority hypothesis influence adoption. results quite surprising: while education indicates even higher than differ effect adoption, from process Sweden. concludes link at micro level continue grow developing countries, particular, could learn this.