ICT as a driver of economic growth: A survey of the literature and directions for future research

Vu, Khuong; Hanafizadeh, Payam; Bohlin, Erik

doi:10.1016/j.telpol.2020.101922

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“…For example, see which are mostly focus on developed countries inter alia,Jorgenson and Stiroh (2000),Oliner and Sichel (2002),Inklaar, O'Mahony, and Timmer (2005),Inklaar, Van Ark, O'Mahony, and Timmer (2008). For a recent comprehensive survey of literature on the growth effect of ICT seeVu, Hanafizadeh, and Bohlin (2020).3 The study, examining a sample of 59 countries for the period 1995-2010, finds a strong link between ICT penetration and growth for the overall sample.…”

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Backwardness advantage and economic growth in the information age: A cross-country empirical study

Asongu

2020

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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This paper seeks to gain insights into whether developing countries benefit more from the backwardness advantage for economic growth in the Information Age. The paper examines this concern through three complementary approaches. First, it derives theoretical grounds from the existing economic models to support the hypothesis that the internet, inter alia, enables developing countries to reap greater growth gains from technology acquisition and catch-up. Second, the paper uses descriptive evidence to show that the growth landscape has indeed shifted decisively in favor of developing countries in the Internet Age in comparison to the preinternet period. Third, using rigorous econometric techniques with data of 163 countries over a 20-year period, 1996-2016, the paper evidences that developing countries on average reap significantly greater growth gains from internet adoption in comparison to the average advanced country. The paper discusses policy implications from the paper's findings.

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Backwardness advantage and economic growth in the information age: A cross-country empirical study

Asongu

2020

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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“…While we can observe a growing body of empirical literature investigating structures and dynamics of international R&D collaboration networks at an aggregated level of countries or regions (see, e.g., [12,17,19]), there are only a few works exploring systematically such networks for specific scientific or technological fields, such as the ICT sector. This has been a significant research gap, given that ICT-considered as general-purpose technology influencing value added across almost all economic sectors (see [38])-is characterized by fast innovation cycles, and therefore specifically relevant in a network context, given the ability of such networks to reduce risks and uncertainties in the innovation process.…”

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“…First, the relevance of ICT for the economy as a whole has been widely stressed (see e.g. [34][35][36][37][38]). ICT breakthroughs are often radical and disruptive innovations paving the way for completely new business models (with the internet being the most prominent one in the closing 20 th century, and trends in artificial intelligence the most recent one).…”

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“…ICT breakthroughs are often radical and disruptive innovations paving the way for completely new business models (with the internet being the most prominent one in the closing 20 th century, and trends in artificial intelligence the most recent one). Second, ICT as a general-purpose technology is generically important for many other technological fields, and more or less all economic sectors ( [38,39]). Therefore, a highly developed ICT sector as well as advanced capabilities to innovate in ICT brings countries strategic competitive advantages, and-in the mid-to long term-a leading position in the global economy [40].…”

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“…[41]). Related to this, scholars [38] stress the importance of getting a better understanding on how ICT affects economic performance. Accordingly, looking at the developing R&D collaboration networks at a global scale can be a promising complementary element.…”

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ICT as a driver of economic growth: A survey of the literature and directions for future research

Cited by 168 publications

References 31 publications

Backwardness advantage and economic growth in the information age: A cross-country empirical study

Backwardness advantage and economic growth in the information age: A cross-country empirical study

The dynamics of global R&D collaboration networks in ICT: Does China catch up with the US?

Exploring factors influencing the entrepreneurial intentions of the youth community towards green ICT to encourage environmental sustainability: Evidence from an emerging economy

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