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The objective of this paper is to examine whether Information Communication Technology (ICT) affects the flows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and to see the relationship between Information Communication Technology and poverty reduction. With this aim, World Bank (WB) data sources are used, and panel econometric models are estimated for a sample of 33 countries over a 14 year period (2000-2013). In addition, this paper uses a dynamic model as an extension of the analysis to establish whether such an effect exists and what its indicators and significance may be, and interaction terms, to see whether the relationship between certain variables affects differently the dependent variable. The results show that ICT is significant and has a positive impact on FDI, moreover, ICT is significant and has a positive influence on poverty reduction.
International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Business and Management. IJBMI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Business and Management, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
A review on a thesis, titled The Impact Of Information Technology On Producti...Ukam John Victor
The power point presentation reviewed a mater's thesis as written by AHMAD SOBHANI. LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, 2008. and reviewed by VICTOR JOHN UKAM
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Fdi and ict effects on productivity growth in middle east countries
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FDI and ICT effects on productivity growth in Middle East
countries
Sadr, Seyed Mohammad Hossein1 Gudarzi Farahani, Yazdan2 *
1. Ph.D student in Management Information Technology, Department of Management and accounting,
University of Allame Tabataba'I (ATU), Tehran, Iran.
2. M.A. student in Economics, University of Tehran, Faculty of economics, Shomali Kargar, Tehran, Iran.
* E-mail of the corresponding author: yazdan.farahani@gmail.com.
Abstract
Economic growth theories predict that economic growth is driven by investments in Information and Communication
Technology (ICT). In this paper we studied the effects stemming from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on productivity growth. The analysis is based on panel data
covering Middle East countries during the period 1990–2010. The growth accounting results indicate that the growth
contribution of ICT and FDI was quite low this countries. The econometric results showed a positive and significant
impact of ICT and FDI in these countries.
Keywords: FDI, ICT, growth, productivity, economic development.
1. Introduction
The rapidly rising level of economic integration, stimulated by advances in Information and Communication
Technology (ICT), renders technology adoption, coming from foreign developed countries, a matter of great
importance for economic growth and productivity improvement. As economic theory suggests, learning through
international economic activity might be particularly important for all countries, especially for those lagging behind
the most developed ones. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is considered, among others, an important channel for
technology diffusion, which in turn raises the host country’s productivity growth. On the other hand, the new
‘information economy’ of the past decades is associated with increased diffusion of ICTs, which are expected to
deliver higher productivity gains and enhanced growth (Dimelisa, and Papaioannou, 2010).
Most empirical studies in the FDI and ICT growth literature have been conducted at the firm or industry level with
mixed evidence regarding their relationship with economic growth and productivity. Fewer studies have been
conducted at the macro or international level given the lack of long time-series data on FDI, ICT and other relevant
country characteristics. Thus, as richer data are becoming available for longer periods and more countries, the
macroeconomic effects of technology transfer through FDI and ICT become appealing.
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An emerging body of empirical literature is concerned with how FDI affects labor productivity and economic growth
in host economies. Most studies in this literature have been conducted at the micro-level using firm-level or industry
data and are usually limited to manufacturing industry. The existing empirical evidence is mixed, depending on the
type of data examined (cross-sectional versus panel data), the level of development of the FDI recipient country, the
econometric analysis employed and the research design.
Evidence is provided for a positive and significant impact of FDI on productivity growth in both developing and
developed countries. A uniform positive and significant innovation effect from FDI on growth was established for all
countries, while divergent results between developing and developed countries were obtained for ICT and the
interaction effects of FDI. These results are robust to possible endogeneity and omitted variable problems. They also
suggest that the level of development matters in estimating such impacts.
In this paper, we intend to examine the relationship between FDI and ICT effects on productivity growth according
to Dimelisa, and Papaioannou, (2010) article.
The rest of this article is organized as follows. The next section discusses several theoretical issues and the
‘Economic Approach’ section introduces the econometric specification. In the penultimate section, the econometric
results are shown and discussed. Finally, the last section concludes.
2. Theoretical Background
The existing theoretical models imply that FDI is beneficial for host country’s economic growth. According to
traditional economic theory (law of diminishing returns), FDI will tend to concentrate in less developed countries,
where there exist greater opportunities to achieve higher returns. However, there exist several prerequisites in order
for FDI to become productive in developing countries. The existence of a minimum threshold level of human capital
(Borensztein et al, 1998), of improved domestic infrastructures (de Mello, 1999), as well as of developed local
financial systems (Alfaro et al, 2004) seem to be of high importance in order for FDI to flow in less developed
countries and have a measurable impact on economic growth. Indeed, lack of these preconditions in several
developing countries has resulted to unequal distribution across countries, with several developing countries facing
difficulties to attract foreign investors.
We should point out that FDI is considered as an important channel for direct technology diffusion. Particularly, in
developing countries, FDI is probably the most important channel for technology transfer because of the scarcity of
financial resources and the urgent need for reconstruction. Within this framework it is expected that FDI will
contribute to economic growth, indirectly, by accelerating the diffusion of general purpose technologies (GPTs). The
most prominent and up-to-date example of a GPT is ICT. ICT is a technology with wide reach in many sectors and
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has created a range of complementary products (for example software products, communication networks and so on),
which further enhance its productivity. Some essential characteristics of ICT include: (a) trade of goods and services
at low cost, which lead to gains through specialization, scale economies and realization of comparative advantage
(Harris, 1995); (b) low transaction costs and efficient management of information; (c) network effects implying
higher effects as the number of users grows; (d) efficient control of distribution channels and reduced inventory
holdings; and (e) faster and more efficient reallocation of factor inputs. Over time, such major developments in ICTs
are expected to raise productivity and lead to accelerated economic growth (Dimelisa, and Papaioannou, 2010).
The existing empirical evidence shows the importance of FDI in fostering investment in ICTs in developing
economies. While developed countries are expected to adopt more quickly GPTs, the developing countries tend to
imitate them with lower costs because of learning and experience effects. Furthermore, ICT is expected to have a
positive impact on FDI as it creates opportunities, especially for developing countries that are located away from
technologically advanced countries, to free themselves from geographical limitations and become more attractive to
foreign investors.
3. Econometric Approach
3.1. The Model
To capture FDI and ICT effects on productivity growth, a production function is specified with several types of
inputs. The present study considers the accumulation of FDI or ICT as special types of knowledge and technology
capital introduced in the production process. Consequently, the regression analysis will be carried on by
decomposing the overall effect of total capital to that of its individual domestic, foreign and ICT components.
Thus, following the paradigm of Dimelisa, and Papaioannou (2010), an aggregate Cobb-Douglas production function
is specified, which incorporates four inputs, domestic capital (K), labor (L), foreign capital (F) and ICT capital:
(1)
Where the subscripts of i and t denote country and year, respectively; Y measures gross output of each country; A is
an index of technical progress; while K and F are taken to represent non-ICT capital. Parameters and are
the elasticities of domestic capital, labor, foreign capital and ICT with respect to output and finally is the error
term capturing unobserved variations between countries and over time. After taking logarithms and following the
assumption of constant returns to scale, the level of output per worker can be expressed as a function of domestic,
foreign and ICT capital to labor ratios (Dimelisa, and Papaioannou, 2010):
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(2)
Where small case letters denote figures per worker. Writing (2) in first differences we obtain the following growth
regression:
(3)
Following common practice in the growth literature, equation (3) is further augmented by the lagged level of the
dependent variable (lagged level of output per worker in its logarithmic scale) to capture convergence effects among
countries (Barro, 1991). According to the neoclassical growth model, a negative impact is expected, implying that
more developed economies are closer to their steady state equilibrium and display lower growth rates.
A problem encountered in most cross-country growth regressions is that technical progress ( ) in each country
is unobservable, while its omission would introduce bias in the parameter estimates. We implement (3) by including
a number of widely used policy and environmental variables (transparency (TI), government consumption (GOV),
openness of trade) that have been proposed by Barro (1991). These variables are expected to affect economic growth
through their impact on TFP. We expect that the effect of omitting relevant variables is mitigated by including such
additional covariates, which have been widely used in the empirical growth literature (Temple, 1999). Particularly,
the transparency indicator reflects an assessment by business people and institutions of the degree of corruption in
each country5 and the general idea for using this indicator is to proxy for institutional effects on economic growth.
Modern economic theory suggests that policies and institutions affect each country’s attractiveness to investment,
which, in turn, affects long-run economic growth. It is expected that several key determinants of economic growth
(for example investment, technology, innovation and so on) are largely affected by institutions, so that a country with
efficient public sector, low corruption and protection of legal rights will grow more rapidly. Regarding GOV (as a
share of GDP), economic theory has not come to definite conclusion about its impact on economic performance.
Proponents of government presence argue that if government spending is low, there will be slow economic growth
because operation of the rule of law and providence of public infrastructures will be very difficult.
On the other hand, opponents of government presence suggest that high government spending undermines economic
growth by transferring resources from the productive sector of the economy to government, which uses them less
efficiently. They further support that government spending regularly reduces long-term growth owing to the
imposition of taxes, which in turn lower the incentives to work, save and invest in capital and technology (Dimelisa,
and Papaioannou, 2010). We also use the variable of trade openness (OPEN), defined as the ratio of total imports and
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exports to GDP. Higher trade volumes allow countries to specialize and gain comparative advantage that in turn lead
to scale economies and higher efficiency. International trade is, also, considered as an important channel of
technology transfer through imports of intermediate inputs and capital equipment. Furthermore, trade induces local
firms to become more innovative and productive in order to compete efficiently with foreign firms. The expected
sign of this variable is positive.
4. Econometric Methods – Endogeneity Issues
When dealing with panel data growth regressions, the standard practice is to use either the fixed or the random effect
estimator, depending on the correlation between the cross section effect and the explanatory variables. Nevertheless,
their use might not always provide precise estimates in the presence of endogenous variables. Although the basic
motivation of most of the existing theoretical and empirical work is the potential effect of FDI or ICT on economic
growth, their association with GDP growth does not mean that causality runs from one direction (Chowdhury and
Mavrotas, 2006). The inclusion of the lagged level of the dependent variable in the empirical specification of model
3 may also create endogeneity problems through its relation to the dependent variable, causing correlation with the
error term (Dimelisa, and Papaioannou, 2010).
It seems therefore that the traditional panel data estimation methods (either the fixed or the random effect estimator)
are likely to produce biased and inconsistent results (Wooldridge, 2002). For this reason we employ the system
GMM panel data estimator as econometrically more appropriate whenever the explanatory variables are correlated
with past or even current realizations of the error term (Roodman, 2006). Furthermore, this estimator is useful for
panel data with relatively small time dimension, as compared to the number of cross sections (Roodman, 2006).
The system GMM estimator is an augmented extension of the Arellano and Bond (1991) first difference GMM
estimator. This estimator has been proposed by Arellano and Bover (1995) and is based on a system of two
equations, one equation in first differences and one equation in levels. The variables in the equation in levels are
instrumented with lags of their own first differences, while the variables in the equation in first differences are
instrumented with lags of their own levels. The allowance of more instruments in this system GMM estimator can
improve the efficiency of the obtained estimates (Dimelisa, and Papaioannou, 2010).
In this study, we will employ the two-step variant of the system GMM estimator, as it is considered more efficient.
The problems caused with downward bias in the standard errors are mitigated by the inclusion of a finite sample
correction to the two-step covariance matrix, as it was derived by Windmeijer (2005). The system GMM estimator
reports two diagnostic tests. The Hansen J test tests the validity of the instruments used for the endogenous
covariates. The hypothesis being tested is that the chosen instruments are uncorrelated with the residuals. If the null
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hypothesis is not rejected, the instruments pass the test and they are valid by this criterion. This estimator also reports
a test for serial correlation, which is applied to the first differenced residuals. If the null of no serial correlation is
rejected then the test indicates that lags of the used instruments are in fact endogenous and thus bad instruments.
5. Factor Contributions: A Growth Accounting Approach
Given the construction of ICT stocks, it would be interesting to perform a preliminary growth accounting exercise
and analyze the relative contribution of each production factor. In this way, the growth accounting analysis can
motivate the econometric analysis that constitutes the main part of this study. We start with the production function
specified in (1). In growth accounting we assume that constant returns to scale are present, so that
. After taking logarithms, differentiating both sides of equation (1) and accepting the hypothesis
of constant returns to scale, we obtain (Dimelisa, and Papaioannou, 2010):
(4)
where the hats above letters denote variables in logarithmic differences. In the above equation, output growth is
decomposed to TFP growth ( ), and a weighted average of domestic ( ), foreign ( ), ict ( ) capital and labor ( )
growth.
The bulk of growth accounting literature has adopted the Cobb Douglas production function, in which the share of
physical capital in total output usually equals 1/3 and the share of labor equals 2/3. In our case this is not applicable
owing to the decomposition of the capital input (ICT, foreign and remaining physical capital) on which no previous
estimates of their shares exist. Because of national income data constraints (especially in developing countries), we
follow the econometric method and calculate the shares of labor and physical capital by estimating a Cobb Douglas
production function. We do this by employing the fixed effect panel data estimator and having imposed the
necessary restriction of constant returns to scale.
The growth accounting method is more direct than the econometric method to obtain the relative contribution of each
factor of production. However, the assumptions in the growth accounting are relatively restrictive in allowing to fully
capturing the effect of each factor. As Barro and Sala-i-Martin (1995) indicate, the growth accounting method is less
able to fully catch the impact of production factors, as it mistakenly assigns a part of output growth, which should be
attributed to technological progress (TFP), to the growth of capital. On the other hand, the econometric analysis is
more flexible, does not impose that the returns of capital accumulation are direct on growth and can allow for the
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existence of endogenous inputs. Nevertheless, the results from the growth accounting analysis provide a useful
framework that motivates the econometric analysis that follows and constitutes the main part of this study.
6. Econometric Results – Discussion
6.1. Presentation of the Results
Labor productivity growth regressions are performed according to equation (3) using a panel data set of Middle East
countries for the 1990–2010 period, while separate regressions are estimated for the groups of developing and
developed countries.8 As mentioned above, endogeneity problems, arising from a possible correlation between the
regressors and the error term, may introduce bias and inconsistency in the estimates. In our sample, a positive
correlation between productivity and FDI is, in principle, just as likely to mean that foreign capital is attracted to
high-productivity countries, as it is to mean that foreign capital raises host country’s productivity. In addition, the
ICT investment series is derived from original spending data containing expenses for government or consumption
purposes. Thus, it is possible that the derived capital stock data be affected by ICT consumption, in which case a part
of the final ICT series will not be orthogonal to the error term of the regression. Finally, the variables of OPEN and
GOV might, also, be treated as endogenous because higher GDP growth might increase imports or government
spending.
The system GMM panel data estimator applied in our samples is expected to mitigate such problems, as explained in
the section ‘Econometric Methods – Endogeneity Issues’, which describes in detail the econometric methodology
applied. Baseline regressions are reported in Table 2, and include three forms of capital inputs: domestic, foreign and
ICT capital per worker in growth rates (GKD, GKF, GICT), as well as the lagged level of output per worker {Y(1)}.
As it is evident from the first column in Table 5 (entire panel of countries), the elasticity of ICT and domestic capital
is highly positive and significant, while the impact of lagged output per worker is significantly negative,
as expected. The impact of FDI, however, although positive, is not statistically significant. It is interesting to notice
the highly positive and significant ICT growth effect, something that had long been disputed in the empirical
literature. When splitting the sample into the groups of developing and developed countries, the effect of FDI
remains insignificant in developing countries, while the ICT effect remains positive and significant. By contrast, in
the developed countries, the FDI impact dominates at the expense of both domestic and ICT capital stock whose
impact becomes insignificant.
The results differentiate substantially when estimating the growth model augmented with the three policy and
macroeconomic variables of TI, OPEN and GOV. As we can see from the results in Table 3, all three forms of
capital (GKD, GKF and GICT) exert now a positive and significant impact on growth when using the panel of
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countries. The consistency of the GMM estimator is based on the validity of the instruments used and the absence of
second-order serial correlation in the error term. Two lags of the dependent and endogenous variables were used as
instruments in the system GMM regressions. As we can see, the reported Hansen J test and the test that examines for
second-order serial correlation fail to reject their null hypotheses implying that the instruments used are valid and
that the error term does not exhibit second-order serial correlation. Overall, these tests give further support to the
estimated model and its implications.
Regarding the effects from ICT, the results provide significant evidence in favor of the ‘new economy’, especially in
developing countries. Tiwari (2008) has stressed that ICT has the potential to play a positive role for economic
development and poverty reduction in poor regions of the world, provided that information asymmetries related to
demand factors for ICT will be eliminated. As discussed in the ‘Theoretical Background’ section, the new
technologies tend to diffuse more rapidly and with lower costs in less developed countries because of learning and
experience effects. The econometric evidence of this study trend to support this argument by establishing a highly
positive and significant ICT effect in developing countries.
With respect to FDI, the estimates indicate that the accumulation of FDI contributes positively and significantly to
the productivity growth of developed countries only. The insignificant growth effect of FDI in developing
countries can also be explained by several insufficiencies that act as barriers to FDI and hinder its impact on
economic growth. The macro empirical literature indicates that local structures, institutions and capital endowments
are important for a host country to take advantage of FDI (Alfaro et al, 2006). In particular, there is evidence that
FDI contributes to host country’s productivity when technology gap is not large and when a sufficient level of
absorptive capacity exists in the host country (Dimelisa, and Papaioannou, 2010). Other recipient country’s
conditions for the growth effect of FDI include the level of financial development, local credit constraints and
OPEN.
Overall the econometric results indicate that less developed countries have the potential to benefit from ICT. With
respect to FDI, Lall and Narula (2004) note that FDI cannot drive long-run economic growth of the host county
without the existence of local capabilities and without the assistance of governments in promoting policies favorable
for FDI. Such policies might be oriented to OPEN and financial development. Further policies will lead to the
increase of competition in the high-technology sector, the increase of Internet diffusion, the development of
telecommunications infrastructure, and the establishment of an adequate legal and regulatory framework.
Furthermore, special focus should also be placed to high-level specialized training, without, however, overlooking
basic education because the encouragement of training is more effective when basic skills are already available.
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7. Conclusion
This article investigates for possible effects on productivity growth generated by the accumulation of FDI, together
with any impacts stemming from the employment of ICT. Such effects were estimated by applying a growth
accounting framework as well as by using recent panel data econometric techniques. A sample of Middle East
countries over the period 1990–2010 was used and the system GMM panel data estimator was employed to estimate
the model.
The growth accounting results indicate that the contribution of ICT and FDI was quite low for this countries. The
econometric results confirm that the growth impact of ICT is positive and significant in these countries, the effect
being larger among developing countries. A positive and significant effect was also found for FDI in the panel of
countries.
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Table 1: Correlation matrix
GY GKD GKF GICT GOV OPEN TI
GY 1 - - - - - -
GKD 0.31 1 - - - - -
GKF 0.15 -.17 1 - - - -
GICT 0.38 0.28 0.13 1 - - -
GOV -0.10 -0.31 0.11 0.02 1 - -
OPEN 0.04 -0.15 -0.06 -0.08 -0.09 1 -
IT -0.05 -0.29 0.06 -0.04 0.56 0.20 1
Note: GY=Growth rate of output per worker, GKD=Growth rate of domestic capital per worker,
GKF=Growth rate of foreign capital per worker, GICT=Growth rate of ICT capital per worker, GOV= Government
consumption (as a share of GDP), OPEN=Openness of trade (imports plus exports as a share of GDP),
TI=Transparency index (1–10).
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Table 2: System GMM estimates: Baseline model
Explanatory variables constant Y(-1) GKD GKF GICT Hansen J test (P-value)
coefficient 0.30 -0.02 0.08 0.01 0.02 0.08
(4.72) (-5.21) (6.03) (1.93) (3.12)
Table 3: System GMM estimates: Augmented model
Dependent variable: Growth rate of output per worker
Explanatory constant Y(-1) GKD GKF GICT TI OPEN GOV Hansen J test
variables (P-value)
coefficient -0.05 -0.11 0.21 0.02 0.03 0.011 0.01 0.01 0.53
(-2.32) (-2.21) (5.11) (0.98) (2.56) (1.85) (1.82) (1.34)
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