Do internet and mobile usage affect the democracy-economic growth nexus in Africa?

被引：1

作者：

Dossou, Toyo A. M. ^{[1
,2
]}

Jotham, Kihumuro ^{[3
]}

Pascal, Dossou K. ^{[4
]}

Kambaye, Emmanuelle N. ^{[5
]}

Asongu, Simplice A. ^{[6
,7
,8
]}

Alinsato, Alastaire S. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Abomey Calavi Benin, Lab Publ Econ, Cotonou, Benin

[2] Univ Bourgogne, UFR Droit Sci Econ & Polit, Dijon, France

[3] Beijing Normal Univ, Beijing, Peoples R China

[4] Univ Abomey Calavi Benin, Fac Econ & Management, Cotonou, Benin

[5] Southwestern Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Int Business, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China

[6] Univ Johannesburg, Sch Econ, Johannesburg, South Africa

[7] New Uzbekistan Univ, Dept Econ & Data Sci, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

[8] New Uzbekistan Univ, Dept Econ & Data Sci, 54 Mustaqillik Ave, Tashkent 100007, Uzbekistan

来源：

INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT | 2024年

关键词：

democracy; internet and mobile usage; economic growth; Africa; FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; ICT; INEQUALITY; CORRUPTION; EDUCATION; INFORMATION; TECHNOLOGY; TRADE; FDI;

D O I：

10.1177/02666669231223136

中图分类号：

G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];

学科分类号：

1205 ; 120501 ;

摘要：

Recently, many studies have examined the ICT-economic growth relationship and the democracy-economic growth linkage with conflicting results. However, the study on the moderating effect of internet and mobile usage on the democracy-economic growth relationship is very scanty. This study, therefore, contributes to the economic development literature by examining the impact of internet and mobile usage on the democracy-economic growth relationship in 26 African economies over the period 2000-2020. The panel corrected standard errors (PCSE) estimation technique has been applied. The results show that improving the democratic system in Africa can foster economic growth. Moreover, the result reveals that increasing internet and mobile usage can improves economic growth in Africa. Furthermore, the results reveal that the interaction between internet and mobile usage and democracy can boost economic growth in Africa. Policy implications regarding the moderating effect of internet and mobile usage on the democracy-economic growth nexus are discussed.

引用

页数：23

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