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The Impacts of ICT on Economic Growth in the MENA Countries: Does Institutional Matter?

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  • Mohammed N. Abu Alfoul
  • Reza Tajaddini
  • Hassan F. Gholipour
  • Omar Bashar
  • Fouad Jamaani

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This study investigates the effects of information and communications technology (ICT) on economic growth. Our study focuses on 16 MENA countries from 1995 to 2018. We examine not only the impact of ICT usage and investment but also the moderating role of the quality of national institutions shaping this relationship. The results obtained using the panel ARDL method suggest that while ICT usage drives economic growth, ICT investment alone has a limited effect. Moreover, our research confirms that higher-quality institutions boost the impact of ICT use and investment on economic expansion. These results are essential for policymakers who want to boost ICT's contribution to GDP growth.

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  • Mohammed N. Abu Alfoul & Reza Tajaddini & Hassan F. Gholipour & Omar Bashar & Fouad Jamaani, 2024. "The Impacts of ICT on Economic Growth in the MENA Countries: Does Institutional Matter?," Politická ekonomie, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2024(3), pages 446-477.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpol:v:2024:y:2024:i:3:id:1409:p:446-477
    DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.1409
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    Keywords

    ICT usage; ICT investment; institutional quality; economic growth; panel regression; MENA;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • E02 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Institutions and the Macroeconomy
    • O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East

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