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Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

47 (2) 2013 55 – 68

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Economic Growth in Iran: Causality Analysis
Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi ICT dan Pertumbuhan Ekonomi di Iran:

Faculty of Economics and Business
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor Darul Ehsan
MALAYSIA

haghshenas.info@gmail.com

Faculty of Economics and Business
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor Darul Ehsan
MALAYSIA

miah@ukm.my

Faculty of Economics and Business
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor Darul Ehsan
MALAYSIA

mac@ukm.my

Abstract

Iran is currently implementing policy measures to increase the contribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to economic performance. However, little attention is given to examining whether ICT investment contributes to the economic growth of Iran. Concerning the importance of the causal link between these two variables to national policy implications, the present study employs a Granger causality analysis to examine the cause and effect relationship between ICT infrastructure and output growth in a multivariate setting that includes labor and capital variables. The results indicate that a long-run equilibrium relationship exists between ICT development and economic growth. Furthermore, the findings provide evidence of significant uni-directional short-run causality running from economic growth to ICT development in the Iranian economy. In terms of policy implications, the findings support the idea that this relationship is sustainable. However, in the short-run, investing in other important sectors and promoting ICT-use should be a priority for boosting the development of the national economy and ICT.

Keywords

causal relationship; economic growth; ICT infrastructure; Iran’s ICT
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Haghshenas, , Kasimin, , & Berma, (2013). Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Economic Growth in Iran: Causality Analysis. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 47(2), 55–68.

@article{haghshenas2013information,
  title={Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Economic Growth in Iran: Causality Analysis},
  author={Haghshenas, Mohammad and Kasimin, Hasmiah and Berma, Madeline},
  journal={Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia},
  volume={47},
  number={2},
  pages={55—68},
 

year={2013},
}

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