ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT), AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT: EVIDENCE FROM WEST AFRICA

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) diffusion and inequality in Africa

This study aims to examine the link between inequality and diffusion of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). It focuses on a set of 32 African countries. ICT diffusion rate for all the countries was calculated. Two estimation techniques were used: Fractional Regression Model method and Ordinary Least Squares. The results indicate that inequality contributed to the development of ICT...

Relationship between Work Ethics and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ‎with Development of Electronic Marketing

Background: The development of information and communication technology in various ‎sectors of electronic economy, such as electronic marketing, has led to significant changes in ‎attitudes and methods of service delivery that needs to address ethical issues in order to expand ‎it; Therefore, the purpose of the research is to investigate the relationship between work ethics ‎and Information and...

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Spillover: A Panel Analysis

The pervasive role of information and communications technology (ICT) in the new economy is well documented. There is now considerable agreement among scholars regarding the ICT contribution to national productivity growth. On the other hand, the production spillover and network externality associated with ICT capital draws its contribution beyond the neoclassical baseline. Many researchers hav...

The Impact Of Diffusion Of Information Communications Technology (ICT) On Iran Sectoral Productivity Growth

Savings and Financial Sector Development: Panel Cointegration Evidence from Africa

The paper uses different measures of financial sector development for a dynamic heterogeneous panel of 17 African countries to examine the impact of financial sector development on private savings. An innovative econometric methodology is also employed related to a series of cointegration tests within a panel. This is an important contribution since traditional panel data analysis adopted in pr...