Does information and communication technologies affect economic complexity?

ABSTRACT: Information and communication technology (ICT) and economic complexity are two concepts that have been extensively used in the recent literature. However, studies linking these two concepts are still at a premature stage and few existing studies have focussed on the role of the internet in a short-term context. Indeed, ICT measures the percentage of the population with access to the internet while economic complexity quantifies the set of productive capabilities and know-how embedded in the production process. This study aims to examine for the first time the long-term effect of ICT (quality and quantity) on economic complexity in a large panel of 112 countries over the period 1986-2017. The detailed analysis explores the long run and directional relationships using the homogeneity test, t

SUBMITTER: Oumbe HT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10066994 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature