The impact of ICT on economic growth-Comparing rich and poor countries

Appiah-Otoo, Isaac; Song, Na

doi:10.1016/j.telpol.2020.102082

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“…Our results show that ICT skills and financial development are remarkable in reducing the gap between the rich and the poor in terms of income growth. Our results thus corroborate that of Appiah Otoo and Song (2021) . For the second objective, we find that all our ICT dynamics and financial development pathways are negative and statistically significant.…”

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Addressing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: how relevant is the ICT and financial development pathway?

Ofori

Armah

Taale

et al. 2021

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The study examines the effectiveness of ICT diffusion and financial development in reducing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using data from the World Development Indicators and the Global Consumption and Income Project (1980-2019), we provide evidence, robust to several specifications from the dynamic system GMM and the panel corrected standard errors estimation techniques, to show that, compared to financial access, ICT usage, and ICT access, ICT skills is remarkable in reducing both the severity and intensity of poverty. The results further revealed that, though ICT skills reduce poverty, the effect is more pronounced in the presence of enhanced financial development. Policy recommendations are provided in line with the region's green growth agenda and technological progress.

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Addressing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: how relevant is the ICT and financial development pathway?

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Armah

Taale

et al. 2021

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“…(1), we used the IV-GMM model for our analysis. This model addresses these challenges (Acheampong et al, 2019;Appiah-Otoo & Acheampong, 2021;Appiah-Otoo & Song, 2021). We further used the fixed effects (FE) model for robust testing.…”

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“…Finally, we used the instrumental variable generalized method of moment's model (IV-GMM) for our analysis. This model addresses endogeneity and omitted variable issues (Acheampong et al, 2019;Appiah-Otoo & Acheampong, 2021;Appiah-Otoo & Song, 2021).…”

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Modelling spatial variations of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19): evidence from a global perspective

Appiah-Otoo

Kursah

2021

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“…In the same line, taking into account a panel of 123 countries and applying an ICT index from mobile Internet and fixed broadband, ref. [26] identified that ICT contributes to higher economic growth; nevertheless, middle-income and low-income economies tend to attain more from the ICT revolution.…”

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Innovations and ICT: Do They Favour Economic Growth and Environmental Quality?

Díaz‐Roldán

Ramos-Herrera

2021

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In this paper, we examine whether innovation and information and communication technology (ICT) contribute to reducing producer prices, thus promoting economic growth. We also check whether the contributions of ICT enhance environmental quality, leading to sustainable economic growth. To this end, we apply panel data techniques to the 27 EU countries over the period of recovery from the financial crisis. Our results suggest that technological progress leads to a significant reduction in producer prices. Moreover, controlling for some macroeconomics factors, ICT fosters per capita economic growth in the European countries. Finally, we found that the higher the ICT employment is, the lower greenhouse gas emissions are.

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The impact of ICT on economic growth-Comparing rich and poor countries

Cited by 175 publications

References 53 publications

Addressing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: how relevant is the ICT and financial development pathway?

Addressing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: how relevant is the ICT and financial development pathway?

Modelling spatial variations of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19): evidence from a global perspective

Innovations and ICT: Do They Favour Economic Growth and Environmental Quality?

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