Accounting for telecommunications contribution to economic growth: A study of Small Pacific Island States

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 284-295

  Kumar, Ronald Ravinesh ^a   Kumar, Radika Devi ^b   Patel, Arvind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b Ministry of Resources and Development   (Marshall Islands)

Author keywords

ARDL bounds approach; Causality; Economic growth; Small Pacific Island States; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ARDL BOUNDS APPROACH; CAUSALITY; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; CUTTING EDGES; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; PACIFIC ISLANDS;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 84939979712     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2014.08.005     Document Type: Article

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