Open AccessFixed Broadband Penetration and Economic Growth
Author(s) -
Yudi Purnama Purnama
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of telecommunications and the digital economy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.202
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2203-1693
DOI - 10.18080/jtde.v6n3.151
Subject(s) - broadband , penetration (warfare) , urbanization , per capita , panel data , economics , gross fixed capital formation , econometrics , gross domestic product , telecommunications , economic growth , computer science , demography , population , management , sociology
This study explores causal relationships between fixed broadband penetration, gross capital accumulation, the degree of urbanisation, and economic growth, using panel data from 9 ASEAN member countries in 2003-2016. Employing multivariate models, we reveal bidirectional causality between fixed broadband penetration and economic growth, with a higher magnitude of effect from GDP per capita to broadband penetration. Furthermore, fixed broadband penetration has bidirectional causality to urbanisation, while a unidirectional link exists from fixed broadband penetration to gross capital accumulation.