1. The Impact of Telecoms Regulatory Reform on National Economic Growth 17 th Biennial Conference Montreal, Canada June 24 th -27 th , 2008 International Telecommunications Society (ITS) Dr. Amit K. Maitra Weatherhead School of Management Case Western Reserve University Managing Director SATLINK COMMUNICATIONS Chief Technology Officer Lockheed Martin Corporation IS&GS Enterprise Solutions
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3. Context 25 June 2008 Dr. Amit K. Maitra, ITS 2008 Montreal, Canada
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10. National Economic Growth Revealed 25 June 2008 Dr. Amit K. Maitra, ITS 2008 Montreal, Canada The dependent variable is log GDP. The instrumented variable is CELLDENSITY . Instruments are MON, FULL, COMP, REG , and the interaction terms. A one point rise in CELLDENSITY increase GDP by 0.9% A one percent increase in lagged CELLDENSITY combined with current CELLDENSITY increase GDP by 1.7% (.055-.038) Each year, average GDP growth is between 2 and 3 %. (the coefficient on “time”)