Information communication technology and economic growth: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Authors

  • Ibrahim Maji Kabiru Department of Economics, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Bauchi State University, Gadau, Nigeria
  • Mohammed Mohammed Department of Applied Geology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Bauchi, Nigeria,
  • Ahmad Bashir Bugaje Department of Economics, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Bauchi State University, Gadau, Nigeria
  • Damina Babawulle Hamid Department of Economics, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Bauchi State University, Gadau, Nigeria

Keywords:

Economic growth, information & communication technology, subs-Saharan Africa

Abstract

This paper investigates the effect of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on economic growth in the sub-Saharan African. The traditional panel and generalized method of moments were used as estimation techniques. A sample of 45 countries was considered from 2008 to 2017. The results reveal that ICT has a positive and significant effect on economic growth in the region. However, education harms economic growth in the region. This may be due to the low level of education in the region compared to other regions of the world. Thus, we recommend that policymakers should pay attention to policies that will increase the use of ICT. Equally, strict measures should be put in place to check the factors that are hindering the attainment of basic
education in the region. 

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Published

2020-06-30

How to Cite

Kabiru , I. M., Mohammed, M. ., Bugaje, A. B., & Hamid, D. . B. (2020). Information communication technology and economic growth: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa . International Journal of Intellectual Discourse, 3(1). Retrieved from https://ijidjournal.org/index.php/ijid/article/view/794

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2020): June

Section

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