Original scientific paper
Discovering the Impact of ICT, FDI and Human Capital on GDP: a Cross-sectional Analysis
Domenico Campisi
; University of Rome Tor Vergata, Dipartimento Ingegneria dell’Impresa, Rome, Italy
Arianna De Nicola
; University of Rome Tor Vergata, Dipartimento Ingegneria dell’Impresa, Rome, Italy
Maryam Farhadi
; Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch, Department of Accounting, Isfahan, Iran
Paolo Mancuso
; University of Rome Tor Vergata, Dipartimento Ingegneria dell’Impresa, Rome, Italy
Abstract
This paper investigates the impact that human capital, information and communication technology (ICT) and foreign direct investment (FDI) have on GDP. Cross-sectional data from a set of 20 OECD and 24 non-OECD countries in 2007 are analysed employing data envelopment analysis (DEA) and classification and regression tree (CART) techniques. The paper illustrates that the level and quality of access to ICT infrastructures plays an important role in determining a country’s level of technical efficiency. The paper also indicates the presence of a catch-up process, led by technological innovation, on the part of emerging countries.
Keywords
Technical Efficiency; ICT; IDI; Human Capital; DEA; CART
Hrčak ID:
160989
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Publication date:
1.1.2013.
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