School of Economics and Managment, Xi'dian University, Xi'an, 710126, China.
School of Economics and Trade, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2019 Sep;26(26):26982-26990. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-05926-0. Epub 2019 Jul 16.
This study focuses on whether information and communication technology (ICT) contributes to economic growth in countries with better human development index as compared to those with a lower index. The study uses panel data estimation methods those are robust to dependencies across countries and heterogeneity from 1990 to 2016 in developing Asian countries. The results documented that countries with better human development index and mobile phone usage promote economic growth, whereas Internet users do not seem to do so. Despite that, human development index itself is a critical factor that contributes to economic growth in Asian countries. Finally, both mobile phone usages contribute to economic growth, but Internet usage does not seem to do. These new findings recommend that whereas better human development is regarded as crucial for mobile phone usage, it appears to be inappropriate for Internet usage. An additional feature is that the study uses the most robust panel data estimation method that produces more effective and reliable estimates.
本研究关注的是，与人类发展指数较低的国家相比，信息和通信技术（ICT）是否有助于人类发展指数较高国家的经济增长。该研究使用面板数据估计方法，这些方法对各国之间的依存关系和 1990 年至 2016 年发展中亚洲国家的异质性具有稳健性。结果表明，人类发展指数较高且移动电话使用率较高的国家促进了经济增长，而互联网用户似乎并未起到促进作用。尽管如此，人类发展指数本身是亚洲国家经济增长的关键因素。最后，移动电话的使用均有助于经济增长，但互联网的使用似乎并未起到促进作用。这些新发现表明，虽然更好的人类发展被认为对移动电话的使用至关重要，但对于互联网的使用似乎并不合适。另一个特点是，该研究使用了最稳健的面板数据估计方法，从而得出了更有效和可靠的估计结果。
