Telecommunications Adoption and Economic Growth in Developing Countries: Do Levels of Development Matter?

Chakraborty, Chandana

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1553663

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“…By contrast, [10,102,119,132] support the validity of growth-led ICT hypothesis (i.e., a demand-following hypothesis e DFH). Moreover [22,23,33,34,73,103,107,116,124,125], find existence of a mutual causal relationship between the two variables (i.e., they support a feedback hypothesis e FBH). Finally, some studies find a complete lack of a causal relationship between the variables -or a null hypothesis (NLH).…”

Section: Ict Infrastructure and Economic Growthmentioning

confidence: 76%

The dynamics of information and communications technologies infrastructure, economic growth, and financial development: Evidence from Asian countries

Pradhan

Arvin

Norman

2015

Technology in Society

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Section: Ict Infrastructure and Economic Growthmentioning

confidence: 76%

The dynamics of information and communications technologies infrastructure, economic growth, and financial development: Evidence from Asian countries

Pradhan

Arvin

Norman

2015

Technology in Society

172

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“…The hypothesis is alternatively referred to as "bidirectional causality relationship between economic growth and ICT hypothesis". In this case, ICT development contributes to economic growth according to the SLH, while economic growth raises the demand for a high-quality of ICT infrastructure, which is supported by DFH (Chakraborty and Nandi, 2009;Lam and Shiu, 2010;Shiu and Lam, 2008a).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

ICT infrastructure, innovation development and economic growth: a comparative evidence between two decades in OECD countries

Kurniawati

2020

IJSE

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PurposeThe objective of this study is to examine the causal relationship between economic growth, information and communication technology (ICT) penetration and innovation development in OECD countries.Design/methodology/approachThis study incorporates data for 24 OECD countries from 2000 to 2018, which is divided into the earliest (2000–2009) and the latest (2010–2018) periods. The econometric methodologies of this study employ panel cointegration, estimation procedures and vector error-correction modelling to investigate the potential interconnections between ICT, innovation development and economic growth.FindingsThe results from the latest period illustrate that OECD countries have achieved positive and significant economic development from high ICT penetration, while results from the earliest period show that OECD countries were just beginning to enjoy the benefits of ICT penetration. Moreover, findings show that innovation development is highly significant in the latest period when promoting economic growth.Practical implicationsThe policy implications suggest that promoting ICT infrastructure establishment and expanding the innovation development may drive the process of economic development in OECD countries.Originality/valueThis study employs mobile and Internet penetration as the development of telecommunication which is in line with the enlargement of innovation to foster economic growth in OECD countries. Comparing the evidence from two decades provides significant value for policymakers and decision-makers regarding the advantages of technology expansion and innovation development to promote economic growth in recent conditions.

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“…The important role of investment in telecommunications infrastructure to boost the growth of GDP is also the bottom line of studies by Nadiri and Nandi (1999) and Roller and Waverman (2001). Numerous other studies support this conclusion, for instance Jipp (1963), Hardy (1980), Saunders (1981), Lichtenberg (1995), and Greenstein and Spiller (1996), and the recent investigations by Madden and Savage (1998), Dutta (2001), Shiu and Lam (2008) and Chakraborty and Nandi (2009). The evidence from developing countries, particularly in Africa, also shows that ICT contributes greatly to the catalytic role of investment in many sectors of the economy, particularly in its effect on small and medium enterprises.…”

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Will telecommunications development improve the quality of life in African countries?

Rohman

2012

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PurposeThis study aims to measure quality of life (QOL) at the individual level in African countries in relation to the accessibility of mobile phones and the internet. QOL is proxied by self‐reported data on household income, participation in decision‐making and productivity, which is measured in additional working hours.Design/methodology/approachThe main methodology is a descriptive analysis that presents a cross‐tabulation of the QOL indicators before and after access to mobile phones and the internet. A specific index of the Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve is also presented in relation to income distribution.FindingsThe study found that access to telecommunication devices has contributed very little to closing the income gap in places where the mobile phone has had a slightly higher impact than internet access. The impact on self‐reported participation and productivity is also similar in places where there is no strong evidence that access to both devices is sufficient to motivate users to become more involved and productive.Research limitations/implicationsThe choice of the QOL variables is still under discussion. It also has to be said that the proxies for QOL are still very raw, as is the way of measuring it. The descriptive analysis does not provide the causality between the variables, and is rather an indication of the phenomenon – whether access to telecommunication devices leads to a better QOL index.Practical implicationsThis paper indicates a need to design policies for the telecommunications sector in African countries with a stronger connection between access to and use of the devices and economic activities. The policy should also aim to reduce the polarisation of access and use by providing a telecommunications infrastructure in all the countries, thereby decreasing the cost of access and usage. Such policies require close collaboration between the governments and the private sector.Originality/valueThis paper attempts to answer the research question of whether access to telecommunication devices, particularly mobile phones and the internet, has led to a better QOL in African countries. It indicates a need for telecommunications policies and infrastructure to reduce the polarisation of access and use.

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Telecommunications Adoption and Economic Growth in Developing Countries: Do Levels of Development Matter?

Cited by 10 publications

References 28 publications

The dynamics of information and communications technologies infrastructure, economic growth, and financial development: Evidence from Asian countries

The dynamics of information and communications technologies infrastructure, economic growth, and financial development: Evidence from Asian countries

ICT infrastructure, innovation development and economic growth: a comparative evidence between two decades in OECD countries

Will telecommunications development improve the quality of life in African countries?

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