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The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Economic Growth in MENA Countries
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Abdel-Kader, Khaled |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which the accumulation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has contributed to economic growth in MENA countries and how this compares with the role played in different groups of developed and developing countries. Using the neoclassical framework of economic growth, we investigate if the augmented Solow growth model that includes accumulation of ICT as well as physical and human capital could explain cross-country variations in per capita income. We estimate a set of regression equations for four groups of countries, namely MENA countries; OECD countries; a set of developing countries; and a set of developed and developing countries pooled together. Empirical results do not support the predictions of the standard Solow model but imply, however, that ICT plays a significant role in explaining cross-country variations in per capita income. In contrast to the argument that the fast accumulation and diffusion of ICT could have negative consequences on growth convergence, we find that convergence is achieved in all of our samples only when a proxy for information and communication technology enters the regression model as an additional explanatory variable. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/6257/RSCAS-2006-31.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.mafhoum.com/press10/299T43.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
