Open AccessIMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES ON WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN MENA REGION
Author(s) -
Assia Cherif,
Norhene Kouadri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of humanities and educational research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2757-5403
DOI - 10.47832/2757-5403.6-3.10
Subject(s) - panel data , empowerment , mobile phone , information and communications technology , the internet , economics , china , momentum (technical analysis) , business , advertising , telecommunications , economic growth , econometrics , engineering , computer science , geography , finance , archaeology , world wide web
The focus on ICT as means of empowering women has gained momentum. Their potential is paralleled by their rapid development that extends into all aspects of life. Conducting our analysis on aggregate macroeconomic data taken from the World Bank database, we deploy an econometric panel data approach to capture the impact of ICT on women's economic empowerment in 18 MENA countries between 2000 and 2019, using ARDL panel estimates. The results reveal the existence of a long-term cointegrating relationship between the variables. In addition, the impact of all the variables is significant in the long run, while in the short run their impact is not significant. Mobile phone subscriptions and internet users have a positive impact in the long run; however, fixed telephone subscriptions and fixed broadband subscriptions have a negative impact.