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ICT and Productivity of the Manufacturing Industries in Iran
Author(s) -
Gholami Roghieh,
Moshiri Saeed,
Lee SangYong Tom
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the electronic journal of information systems in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1681-4835
DOI - 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2004.tb00125.x
Subject(s) - information and communications technology , productivity , context (archaeology) , manufacturing sector , panel data , business , developing country , manufacturing , industrial organization , human capital , capital (architecture) , economics , labour economics , economic growth , marketing , econometrics , computer science , geography , archaeology , world wide web
This paper extends the existing evidence on the relationship between Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and productivity using data from the entire Iranian manufacturing sector (22 industries) over the period 1993–1999. Estimates of efficiency using panel data confirm the positive and significant impact of ICT investments on productivity. Our finding is consistent with the most recent literatures in the context of developed and a few middle‐income developing countries. Human capital and increasing ICT capital are probably two determining factors in gaining the positive payoffs from ICT investments in Iran.