The impact of information and communication technology on economic growth: Evidence from developed and developing countries

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 581-596

  Yousefi, Ayoub ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Digital gap; Economic growth; Fixed capital formation; ICT

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051713768     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2010.544470     Document Type: Article

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