International ICT Spillover

ICTs and Sustainable Solutions for the Digital Divide: Theoretical Issues, Forthcoming

24 Pages Posted: 22 Oct 2010 Last revised: 4 Oct 2013

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Saeed Moshiri

Saint Thomas More College University of Saskatcehwan

Somaieh Nikpoor

University of Ottawa

Date Written: October 20, 2010

Abstract

Recent developments in information and communication technology (ICT) have affected all economic activities across the world. Although there is ample evidence for the direct impact of ICT on productivity, the spillover effect of ICT has so far not been sufficiently investigated, especially in the international context. This chapter discusses ICT and its spillover effects on labor productivity using an empirical growth model and panel data for 69 countries over the period 1992-2006. The results show that ICT and its spillover have positive impacts on productivity worldwide, but the effects are much stronger in developed countries than those in the less developed countries.

Keywords: Economic Growth, ICT Spillover, Panel Data

JEL Classification: O47, O33, C23

Suggested Citation

Moshiri, Saeed and Nikpoor, Somaieh, International ICT Spillover (October 20, 2010). ICTs and Sustainable Solutions for the Digital Divide: Theoretical Issues, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1695273

Saeed Moshiri (Contact Author)

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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0W6
Canada

Somaieh Nikpoor

University of Ottawa ( email )

200 Wilbrod Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
Canada

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