Financial development, ICT diffusion and economic growth: Lessons from MENA region

Sassi, Seifallah; Goaïed, Mohamed

doi:10.1016/j.telpol.2012.12.004

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“…The literature has also recognized the crucial role of science and technology in economic development [53]. Meanwhile, the Internet, as a production factor [3], has helped change the production structure and improve market competitiveness.…”

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Internet Access, Spillover and Regional Development in China

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As Internet access grows at different rates across regions, the Internet has had variable effects on regional economies through agglomeration and spillover effects. This paper uses province-level panel data from 2000 to 2013 to study inequality in Internet access, its spatial effect on regional economies in China and the channels through which the spillover effects are most evident. We find that the Internet has dispersed quickly from core cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, to coastal provinces; and has had increasingly significant effects on neighboring regions. However, the Internet speed is still comparatively low outside the core cities. We then use endogenous growth models to quantify the effect of Internet access on regional economies. Our results show that, while Internet dispersion is positively associated with economic growth, the spillover effect varies significantly by region and is more pronounced in developed regions. So is the effect of the science and technology environment. Developed regions have benefited the most in the process. The three channels of spillover are listed here in order of relative significance: economy, proximity and urbanization. The spillover effect of the Internet may lead to the divergence of regional economies, working against the national goal of reducing regional inequality.

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“…The effects of the Internet on the economy span a wide range of areas from increased technological productivity to increased foreign direct investment, from inflation to political economy issues and from corruption to democratic freedom issues and the shadow economy (Elgin, 2013;Sassi and Goaied, 2013). From a broader perspective, the penetration of the Internet and its uses are part of the ICT revolution.…”

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The effects of Internet usage, financial development and trade openness on economic growth in South Africa: A time series analysis

Salahuddin

Gow

2016

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Please cite this article as: Salahuddin, M., Gow, J., The effects of Internet usage, financial development and trade openness on economic growth in South Africa: A time series analysis, Telematics and Informatics (2015), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele. 2015.11.006 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. and variance decomposition analysis. Based on these findings, this study recommends that the South African government continue with policies that aim to invest more resources into its Internet infrastructure to further expand its network and usage.

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“…For instance, usage and penetration rates of ICTs (such as personal computers, mobile phones and Internet) were found to be positively related to growth (Sassi & Goaied, 2013;Vu, 2011). Similarly, investment in ICTs and telecommunication or broadband infrastructure were shown to be positively related to growth in OECD countries (Koutroumpis, 2009;Röller & Waverman, 2001).…”

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The Impact of Connectivity in Africa: Grand Visions and the Mirage of Inclusive Digital Development

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Graham

2017

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Corporations, development organisations and governments have launched ambitious programmes to 'connect the unconnected', reasoning that this creates economic growth and inclusive development. This paper contrasts these actors' discourses with evidence from academic research. The evidence suggests a highly uneven economic impact of Internet connectivity across geographies and social strata. The analysed sources of discourse (African ICT policies and reports by international organisations) instead propose Grand Visions of connectivity, attributing a self-evident positive, widespread, and transformational impact to the Internet. We discuss technological determinism, acontextual modernism, and optimistic simplism as underlying this contrast, calling for more reflexivity towards the opportunities of 'digital development'.

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Financial development, ICT diffusion and economic growth: Lessons from MENA region

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Internet Access, Spillover and Regional Development in China

Internet Access, Spillover and Regional Development in China

The effects of Internet usage, financial development and trade openness on economic growth in South Africa: A time series analysis

The Impact of Connectivity in Africa: Grand Visions and the Mirage of Inclusive Digital Development

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