| By: |
Sedika, Wesam M.;
Emamb, Waleed |
| Abstract: |
This paper investigates how ICT capital and usage affects economic growth
which is currently received considerable attention in the information society
and its potential impacts on the economic growth. A sample of MENA and OECD
countries including developing, emerging, and developed countries is used in
this study to determine the impact of ICT on economic growth during the last
15 years using panel data analysis. This research provides statistical
evidence for the impact of labor and capital on economic growth as reported in
several previous studies. However, this impact differ between regions and
level of development. It is observed that the impact of ICT on economic growth
for OECD, emerging and advanced economies is higher than its impact in MENA
and developing countries. This is contradicting to the impact of non-ICT
capital where the impact of non-ICT capital on economic growth for OECD and
advanced economies is much smaller than its value for MENA and developing
countries. In addition, both mobile service and fixed broadband service as a
measures for ICT usage show positive and significant impact on economic
growth. This impact appears in OECD countries and advanced economies only but
not appears in MENA countries and developing economies. |
| Keywords: |
ICT,economic growth,panel data analysis |
| Date: |
2019 |
| URL: |
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:itsm19:201738 |