TIC ET GAP DE CROISSANCE ENTRE NATIONS: CAS DE LA RÉGION MENA
ICT AND GAP OF GROWTH BETWEEN NATIONS: CASE OF THE MENA REGION

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines, in the context of MENA region, the impact ofinformation and communication technology on the growth and dynamics of internationalincome inequality. It checks whether the technology could be a means reducing theincome gap between these countries from developed countries or contrary it allowsincreasing it, and examine the inter-relationship between ICT and economic growth. Theresults highlight the non-existence of a causal relationship between ICT investment andeconomic growth and emphasize a key role of ICT in increasing the international gapbetween the countries of MENA and OECD countries.

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